Rio de la Plata (ship)

This article is about the 2008 merchant ship. For the 1941 cargo/passenger liner that became an escort carrier, see USS Charger (CVE-30).
Container ship Rio de la Plata
History
Singapore[1]
Name2018–present: Rio de la Plata[2]
OwnerA.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[3]
OperatorMaersk Line AS[2]
Port of registrySingapore as of 26 March 2018[1]
RouteHamburg Süd Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service[4]
Identification
StatusIn service[5]
Liberia[1]
Name2014–present: Rio de la Plata[1]
OwnerRio de la Plata GmbH & Co KG[2]
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[2]
Port of registryMonrovia, Liberia as of 15 May 2014[2]
Germany[1]
Name2009–present: Rio de la Plata[1]
OwnerRio de la Plata GmbH & Co KG[2]
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[2]
Port of registryGermany as of 6 March 2009[2]
BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1]
Laid down12 November 2007[1]
Launched26 January 2008
Completed2 April 2008[1]
IdentificationIMO number: 9357951
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length286.45 m (939.8 ft)[1]
Beam40 m (131.2 ft)[1]
Depth24.2 m (79.4 ft)[1]
Ice classD0
Installed powerHyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division 8RTA96C[6]
Speed23 knots[7]

Rio de la Plata is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[3] and operated by Maersk Line AS.[2] The 286.45-metre (939.8 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea in 2008. Originally owned by Rio de Janeiro GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[2] she has had two owners and been registered under two flags.

The vessel is one of three ships of the Rio class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in 2008.[8][9]

Construction

Rio de la Plata had its keel laid down on 12 November 2007[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea. Its hull has an overall length of 286.45 metres (939.8 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 5,905 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,905 20-foot shipping containers)[7] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship.[10] The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 73,899.[1] Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 39,673.[1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 80,454.6 long tons deadweight (DWT).[1]

The vessel was built with a Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division 8RTA96C[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 4 main power distribution system auxiliary generators at 3,800-kilowatt (5,100 hp) each.[6] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler, as well as an Aalborg AQ-2 exhaust gas boiler.[6]

Construction of the ship was completed on 2 April 2008.[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 x y "ABS Record - General Characteristics", 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Equasis", 2018.
  3. ^ a b "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
  4. ^ "Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service", p. 9-10, 2018.
  5. ^ "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Port of Hamburg - Rio de la Plata", 2018.
  8. ^ "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
  9. ^ "Fleetmon Rio Class", 2018.
  10. ^ MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels" Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2009, pp.8-9.

References

  • Det Norske Veritas (January 2011). "Part 1, Chapter 2: Class Notations". Rules for the Classification of Ships (PDF). Høvik, Norway: Det Norske Veritas AS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  • International Maritime Organization (2002). "International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969". International Maritime Organization. Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2008). Review of Maritime Transport, 2008 (PDF). New York and Geneva: United Nations. ISBN 978-92-1-112758-4.