Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (ship)

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Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller passing Port Said in the Suez Canal on its maiden voyage.jpg
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller is passing Port Said, Egypt on its maiden voyage through the Suez Canal in 2013.
History
NameMærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
OwnerA.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S[2]
OperatorMaersk Line
Port of registryHellerup,  Denmark[2]
BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea
Cost$190 million[5]
Laid down27 November 2012
Launched24 February 2013
In service2 July 2013[3][4]
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeTriple E-class container ship
Tonnage
Length399 m (1,309 ft 1 in)
Beam59 m (193 ft 7 in)
Depth14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Installed power2 × MAN-B&W 8S80ME-C 9.2 (2 × 29,680 kW (39,800 hp))
PropulsionTwo shafts; fixed-pitch propellers
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity18,270 TEU[8]
Crew19 (standard)[6]
NotesSuezmax[9]

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (Danish: [ˈmɛɐ̯sk məˈkʰini ˈmølɐ]) is the lead ship of Maersk Line's Triple E class of container vessels. At the time of its entry into service in 2013, it had the largest cargo capacity in twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) of any vessel, and was the longest container ship in service worldwide.[3][10] Constructed for Maersk by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea, it was launched in February 2013 and entered operational service in July 2013. It was named for Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, the CEO of Maersk from 1965 to 1993.[11] The ship is the first of a class of 20 identical vessels.[4]

Design overview[]

Along with its Triple E-class sister ships, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller was the world's largest and most efficient operational container ship at the time of its completion, totalling 399 metres (1,309 ft 1 in) in length and with a cargo capacity of 18,270 TEU containers.[12] Its efficiency is maximized by fuel-efficient engines and a maximum speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph), reducing its fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent compared to the previous most efficient cargo vessel.[12] However, due to its size and cost, its efficiency is severely reduced if it is not fully loaded; the shipping analyst Richard Meade asserts that it is "probably the most inefficient ship ever built" when half-loaded.[13] During normal operations, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller is manned by a crew of 19, although it has sufficient accommodation for 34 crew.[6]

The ship's bridge.

Career[]

Size comparison of some of the longest ships ever constructed. From top to bottom: Knock Nevis (ex-Seawise Giant), Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Vale Brasil, Allure of the Seas, and USS Enterprise (CVN-65).

The contract for the construction of Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller was signed on 21 February 2011.[2] Work began with a steel cutting ceremony at the DSME shipyard at Okpo, Geoje, South Korea, on 18 June 2012.[14] The hull was laid down on 27 November 2012 and officially launched on 24 February 2013.[2]

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller left the Daewoo shipyards in an operational capacity in July 2013, whereupon it began sea trials.[15] Initially, it was forced to operate well under its maximum cargo capacity, as most ports certified to handle Triple E-class vessels at that time lacked gantry cranes tall enough to fully load the ship.[15][13] In August 2013, it made its first transit of the Suez Canal.[9] In January 2014, the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller arrived at its first operational port of call, Singapore.[16] In November 2014, the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller was superseded as the world's largest container ship by China Shipping Container Lines' CSCL Globe.[17]

Maersk McKinney Møller is inbound Wilhelmshaven, Germany in September 2015.

See also[]

Mearsk McKinney Moller in Aarhus

References[]

  1. ^ "Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (9619907)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (13232687)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b Alan Tovey (5 July 2013). "Maersk brings world's largest ship into service". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b "First Triple-E Vessel 'Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller' Delivered". SeaNews Turkey. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  5. ^ "18,270-TEU Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Sets Sail". Journal of Commerce. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  6. ^ a b "The Triple-E Maersk container ship will be the world's largest ship and the most efficient". Gizmag.com. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  7. ^ http://www.maersk.com/en/hardware/triple-e/the-hard-facts/the-worlds-largest-ship
  8. ^ "Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Makes Its First Transit through Suez Canal". World Maritime News. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  10. ^ "The world's biggest ship - for 53 days". BBC. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Zwodowano największy na świecie kontenerowiec" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  12. ^ a b "World's largest ship launches next week". Port Technology International. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Hitching A Ride On The World's Biggest Cargo Ship". NPR. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Korean Shipbuilder Uses "Iron Man" Exosuit to Help Build World's Largest Freighter". DailyTech.com. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  15. ^ a b "New Triple E Maersk class launching below capacity". Wall Street Journal. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013 – via FreshPlaza.com.
  16. ^ "This week around the world". Stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  17. ^ Tovey, Alan (7 January 2015). "A quarter of a mile long and arriving here now - the world's biggest ship docks in Britain". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2015.

External links[]

Media related to IMO 9619907 at Wikimedia Commons

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