MSC Oliver

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Container ship MSC Oliver in the light fog on the river Elbedown in Oktober 2016.jpg
MSC Oliver in light fog on the river Elbe
History
NameMSC Oliver
Operator Mediterranean Shipping Company
Port of registry Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Builder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Launched10 January 2015
Maiden voyageApril 2015
Identification
StatusOperational
General characteristics
Class and type Olympic class Container ship
Tonnage
  • 193,000  GT
  • 196,000  DWT
Length395.40 m (1,297.2 ft)
Beam59 m (194 ft)
Draft16.0 m (52.5 ft)
Installed power
  • MCR 62,500kW at 82.2 rpm
  • NCR 56,250kW at 79.4 rpm
PropulsionMAN B&W 11S90ME-C (10.2)
Speed
  • 25.0 knots (46 km/h) (maximum)
  • 22.5 knots (42 km/h) (cruising)
Capacity19,224 TEU

MSC Oliver is one of the largest container vessels (as of May 2015) in the world, together with her sister ships MSC Oscar , MSC Zoe , MSC Maya and MSC Sveva. The vessel was delivered in March 2015 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (South Korea). According to the official statement of the CEO of Mediterranean Shipping Company, the ships are part from a bulk order for 20 vessels with same size, which will be used for cost optimizations of the company. With the new ships, the management of MSC are trying to fight the low freight rates and increased capacities of shipping.

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Name

The ship is named Oliver after the CEO of MSC, Diego Aporte's nephew. [1]

Construction

MSC Oliver and its sister ships were ordered by MSC in December 2013 and was completed in March 2015. The maiden voyage was planned for the beginning of April 2015 and the ship serves MSC's liner service between Asia and North Europe. MSC Oliver was built in Geoje shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (yard number 4278). The container ship is valued at worth of 140 million USD.

Design

MSC Oliver has an overall length of 395.40 m (1,297.2 ft), moulded[ clarification needed ] beam of 59 m (194 ft) and maximum summer[ clarification needed ] draft of 16 m (52 ft).[ citation needed ] The deadweight of the cargo ship is 196,000  DWT and the gross tonnage is 193,000  GT. The total capacity is 19,224 TEU and on board of the vessel there are 1,800 reefer points. According to its owner, the ship has better than 35% lower CO2 emissions per TEU than earlier container ships.[ citation needed ]

Engineering

The main engine of the container ship MSC Oliver is MAN B&W 11S90ME-C (10.2) with MCR of 62,500 kW at 82.2 rpm and NCR of 56,250 kW at 79.4 rpm. Such power is enough for the ship to reach service speed of 22.5 knots (42 km/h) and maximum speed of 25.0 knots (46 km/h). The optimized engineering and propulsion system decrease the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by over 35% per TEU compared to conventional ships of the company.[ citation needed ]

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