MSC Daniela

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MSC Daniela
Career
Name: MSC Daniela
Operator: Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Port of registry:  Panama
Ordered: 1 July 2006
Builder: Samsung Heavy Industries
Geoje, South Korea
Yard number: 1708
Launched: 2008
Identification: ABS class no:
Call sign: 3FIA2
DNV ID:
IMO number: 9399002
MMSI no.: 370892000
General characteristics
Class & type: container ship
Tonnage: 165,000 DWT
135,000 GT
Length: 366,00 m
Beam: 51,00 m
Draft: 15,00 m
Propulsion: MAN SE B&W 12K98MC-C diesel engine
98,280 hp
Speed: 25.2 knots (maximum)
23.5 knots
Capacity: 14,000 TEU
Crew: 30

MSC Daniela is a container ship operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company that is one of the largest container ships of the world, with a TEU cargo capacity of 14,000 containers. The building of MSC Daniela was started on 1 July, 2006 and finished at the end of 2008; the ship was subsequently crowned as the largest according to cargo capacity. The shipbuilder was Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje, South Korea.

Design

MSC Daniela has an overall length of 366,00 metres, a moulded beam of 51,00 metres and draft, when the ship is fully loaded of 15,00 metres. The deadweight of the vessel is 165,000 metric tons and the gross tonnage is 135,000 gross tons. The ship is large and is in need of strong and reliable engine. Powered by a MAN SE B&W 12K98MC-C diesel engine with total outputof 98,280 hp, the vessel is able to realize maximum speeds of 25,2 knots, while the cruising one is 23.5 knots.[1]

Sisterships

Built Ship Name Shipyard Hull Number
2009  MSC Beatrice Samsung 1709
2009  MSC Danit Daewoo 4135
2009  MSC Camille Daewoo 4136
2009  MSC Kalina Samsung 1710
2009  MSC Bettina Samsung 1711
2009  MSC Irene Samsung 1712
2009  MSC Emanuela Samsung 1713
2009  MSC Eva Samsung 1714
2009  MSC Gaia Samsung 1715
2010  MSC Melatilde Daewoo 4138
2010  MSC Paloma Daewoo 4139

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MSC Daniela - Container Ship". ship-technology.com. Retrieved 13 August 2010. 

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