Madrid Maersk was the largest container ship at the time of launch,[3] but was surpassed shortly after the launch of OOCL Hong Kong, and she was the second container ship to surpass the 20,000-TEU threshold, after the MOL Triumph. She was built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering shipyard and was delivered in April 2017. Her first port on her maiden voyage was Port of Tianjin, China.[4]
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Name | Madrid Maersk |
Owner | Maersk Line |
Operator | A.P. Moller–Maersk Group |
Port of registry | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering |
Laid down | 2015 |
Launched | 2017 |
Acquired | April 2017 |
Maiden voyage | 27 April 2017 |
In service | April 2017 |
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Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
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Class and type | 2nd-gen. Maersk Triple E-class container ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 399 m (1,309 ft) |
Beam | 58.6 m (192 ft) |
Draught | 16.5 m (54 ft) |
Depth | 33.20 m (108.9 ft) (deck edge to keel) |
Installed power | 2 × MAN 7 cylinders (total 70,604 horsepower (52,649 kW)) |
Propulsion | Two shafts, fixed pitch propellers |
Capacity | 20,568 TEU |
Notes | [2] |
Madrid Maersk has a capacity of 20,568 TEUs and is the first of eleven second-generation Maersk Triple E-class container ships. Maersk Line, the company owner, is taking delivery of the remaining ten plus 17 additional smaller vessels to replace older ships through the end of 2018.[4]
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- ^ "Ships Reviews: Madrid Maersk". Ships Reviews. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Marine Traffic: Madrid Maersk". Marine Traffic. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Madrid Maersk Snatches Record from MOL Triumph". The Maritime Executive. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Madrid Maersk Makes Maiden Port Call". The Maritime Executive. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.