Maersk Edinburgh-class container ship

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Maersk Edinburgh class
Maersk Elba.JPG
Container ship Maersk Elba at Gdańsk Deepwater Container Terminal in 2011
Class overview
BuildersHyundai Heavy Industries,
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries
OperatorsMaersk Line,
Mediterranean Shipping Company,
CMA CGM
In service2010–present
Planned13
Completed13
Active13
General characteristics
TypeContainer ship
Tonnage
  • 140,580 DWT (max)
  • 59,800 NT
Length366 m (1,200 ft 9 in)
Beam48.2 m (158 ft 2 in)
Draft14.50–15.50 m (47 ft 7 in – 50 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed24.3 knots (45.0 km/h; 28.0 mph)
Capacity

The Edinburgh class (also known as the Pearl class) is a series of post-Panamax container built for Rickmers Group and Zodiac Maritime and were chartered to Maersk The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries.[1]

History[]

The series was ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2007 to 2008 and delivered starting July 2010. The client of the series is the Hamburg-based Rickmers Group, and were chartered to Maersk. The Explorer class and Daniela class are also based on the same design, but both broader.[2]

The Maersk Edinburgh class, along with the Explorer class were designed for a slow steaming container service from Europe to East Asia. The beginning of the service with the abbreviations FAL 5 and AE8 was already planned for the summer of 2009, but was not realised due to the financial crisis of 2007–2008. It will run through the ports of Le Havre, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Port Kelang, Singapore, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen-Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Kelang, and back to Le Havre. As of 2010, the ships of the Maersk Edinburgh class were introduced to the FAL5 / AE8 Far East Europe service.[1]

Records[]

The Maersk Elba visited Gdansk on May 11, 2011, becoming the largest container vessel ever handled by a Baltic Sea port, and then visited Port of Haifa in 2017 to set a record for the largest ship to dock in Israel.[3][4]

Ships[]

Ship Previous names Yard number IMO number In service date Operator Ref
Ships built for Rickmers
Pearl Rickmers (2010) 2150 9456757 5 Jul 2010 Maersk Line [5]
Ruby Rickmers (2010) 2151 9456769 9 Jul 2010 Maersk Line [6]
Maersk Eindhoven Aqua Rickmers (2010) 2152 9456771 16 Aug 2010 Maersk Line [7]
Coconee Rickmers (2010) 2153 9456783 31 Aug 2010 Maersk Line [8]
Leo Rickmers (2011) 2170 9458030 18 Feb 2011 Maersk Line [9]
Scorpio Rickmers* 2171 9458078 10 Mar 2011 Maersk Line [10]
Tauro Rickmers* 2172 9458080 1 Jun 2011 Maersk Line [11]
Libra Rickmers* 2173 9458092 22 Jul 2011 Maersk Line [12]
Ships built for Zodiac Maritime
Maersk Edison (2011–2017) S433 9463011 12 Jan 2011 CMA CGM [13]
Maersk Erving (2011–2017) S434 9463023 2 Mar 2011 CMA CGM [14]
Maersk Eubank (2011–2018) S435 9463035 30 Mar 2011 MSC [15]
Maersk Enfield (2011–2012)
CMA CGM Enfield (2012–2013)
Maersk Enfield (2013–2018) 		S436 9463047 4 May 2011 MSC [16]
Maersk Effingham (2011–2012)
CMA CGM Effingham (2012–2013)
Maersk Effingham (2013–2018) 		S437 9463059 15 Jun 2011 MSC [17]
* = Shipping company's internal name only

See also[]

  • Maersk Triple E-class container ship

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Four new big ones for Rickmers", Marine cafe (blog), July 2, 2010
  2. ^ Rickmers "Pearl" class" (PDF) (datasheet flyer), Rickmers Group, 2010, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-30
  3. ^ "Rickmers container vessel breaks all records as she sails into the Baltic", American Journal of Transportation, May 19, 2011
  4. ^ Eric Haun (February 2, 2017), Maersk Ship the Largest to Ever Call in Israel
  5. ^ "Maersk Edinburgh (9456757)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  6. ^ "Maersk Emden (9456769)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  7. ^ "Maersk Eindhoven (9456771)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  8. ^ "Maersk Essen (9456783)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  9. ^ "Maersk Edmonton (9458030)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  10. ^ "Maersk Elba (9458078)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  11. ^ "Maersk Evora (9458080)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  12. ^ "Maersk Essex (9458092)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  13. ^ "Edison (9463011)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  14. ^ "Erving (9463023)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  15. ^ "MSC Natasha (9463035)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  16. ^ "MSC Emma (9463047)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  17. ^ "MSC Elisa (9463059)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.

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