Monte Rosa is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[2] and operated by Maersk Line AS.[3] The 272-metre (892 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea in 2004/2005. Originally owned by Monte Rosa GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[3] she has had three owners and been registered under two flags.
 Container ship Monte Rosa
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Singapore[1] | |
| Name | 2018–present: Monte Rosa[1] |
| Owner | A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[2] |
| Operator | Maersk Line AS[3] |
| Port of registry | Singapore as of 20 March 2018[1] |
| Route | Hamburg Süd North America East Coast - South America East Coast (ASUS) liner service[4] |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service[5] |
 Germany[1] | |
| Name | 2005–present: Monte Rosa[3] |
| Owner | |
| Operator | Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[3] |
| Port of registry | Germany as of 3 January 2005[3] |
| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] |
| Laid down | 1 November 2004[1] |
| Launched | 8 January 2005 |
| Completed | 13 March 2005[1] |
| Identification | IMO number: 9283215 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 272 m (892.4 ft)[1] |
| Beam | 40 m (131.2 ft)[1] |
| Depth | 24.2 m (79.4 ft)[1] |
| Installed power | HSD Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C-B[6] |
| Speed | 23 knots[7] |
The vessel is one of ten ships of the Monte class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries between 2004 and 2009.[8]
Construction
editMonte Rosa had its keel laid down on 1 November 2004[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea. Its hull has an overall length of 272 metres (892 ft).[1] In terms of width, the ship has a beam of 40 metres (130 ft).[1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft).[1]
The ship's container-carrying capacity of 5,552 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,552 20-foot shipping containers)[7] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship.[9] The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 69,132.[1] Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 34,823.[1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 71,297.9 long tons deadweight (DWT).[1]
The vessel was built with a HSD Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C-B[6] main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,760 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features four main power distribution system auxiliary generators, three at 4,100-kilowatt (5,500 hp), and one at 2,700-kilowatt (3,600 hp).[6] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler.[6]
Construction of the ship was completed on 13 March 2005.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "ABS Record - General Characteristics", 2018.
- ^ a b "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Equasis", 2018.
- ^ "North America East Coast - South America East Coast (ASUS) liner service", 2018.
- ^ "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
- ^ a b c d "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
- ^ a b "Port of Hamburg - Monte Rosa", 2018.
- ^ "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
- ^ MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels" Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2009, p.8-9.