Monte Aconcagua (ship)

Container ship Monte Aconcagua
History
Singapore[1]
Name2018–present: Monte Aconcagua[1]
OwnerA.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[2]
OperatorMaersk Line AS[3]
Port of registrySingapore 6 April 2018[1]
RouteHamburg Süd North America East Coast - South America East Coast (ASUS) liner service[4]
Identification
StatusIn service[5]
Germany[1]
Name2009–present: Monte Aconcagua[3]
Owner2009-2018: Monte Aconcagua GmbH & Co KG[3]
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[3]
Port of registryGermany 3 January 2009[3]
BuilderDaewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries[1]
Laid down18 February 2008[1]
Launched23 November 2008
Completed17 March 2009[1]
IdentificationIMO number: 9348077
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length272 m (892 ft 5 in)[1]
Beam40 m (131 ft 3 in)[1]
Depth24.2 m (79 ft 5 in)[1]
Ice classD0
Installed powerDoosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C[6]
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)[7]

Monte Aconcagua 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 Mangalia Heavy Industries[1] in Mangalia, Romania in 2008/2009. Originally owned by Monte Alegre GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[3] she has had two owners and been registered under two flags.

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

Monte Aconcagua had its keel laid down on 18 February 2008[1] at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries[1] in Mangalia, Romania. 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 71,257.16 long tons deadweight (DWT).[1]

The vessel was built with a Doosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C[6] main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,765 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system HSJ7 907-10F auxiliary generators by Hyundai Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd. EES, 2 at 4,342.4-kilowatt (5,823.3 hp), and 2 at 3,257.1-kilowatt (4,367.8 hp).[6] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler.[6]

Construction of the ship was completed on 17 March 2009.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Equasis", 2018.
  4. ^ "North America East Coast - South America East Coast (ASUS) liner service", 2018.
  5. ^ "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Port of Hamburg - Monte Alegre, sister ship of Monte Aconcagua", 2018.
  8. ^ "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
  9. ^ MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels" Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2009, p.8-9.