MSC Orion-class container ship

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Class overview
Builders Hyundai Heavy Industries
Operators
In service2020–present
Planned8
Completed8
Active8
General characteristics
Type Container ship
Tonnage149,525  GT
Length366 m (1,200 ft 9 in)
Beam51 m (167 ft 4 in)
Draught16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Capacity14,952  TEU

The Orion class is a series of 8 container ships built for Zodiac Maritime. The first 4 ships are operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and the remaining ships are operated by Ocean Network Express (ONE). The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 14,952 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). [1] [2] [3]

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List of ships

ShipYard numberIMO numberDeliveryStatusref
Mediterranean Shipping Company
MSC Orion3029985715722 Jan 2020In service [4]
MSC Aries 303098571699 Mar 2020In service [5]
MSC Virgo303198571718 Jun 2020In service [6]
MSC Auriga3032985718315 Jul 2020In service [7]
Ocean Network Express
Zenith Lumos3033986421521 Sep 2020In service [8]
Zephyr Lumos303498642276 Jan 2021In service [9]
Zeus Lumos3035986423910 Mar 2021In service [10]
Zeal Lumos3036986424130 Jul 2021In service [11]

Incidents

On April 13, 2024, during the Red Sea crisis, the IRGC Navy seized Portuguese-registered and Madeira-flagged MSC Aries. [12] [13] The ship was off the UAE coast and was taken to Iran, which claimed that it had violated maritime laws. [14]

On April 26, MSV Orion, sister ship to MSC Aries, was struck by a drone, 300 to 400 nautical miles southeast of the Horn of Africa, extending Houthi Red Sea attacks to the Indian Ocean. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Our Fleet of Vessels | MSC". www.msc.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Fleet List | ONE". www.one-line.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Zodiac Maritime - Fleet List". www.zodiac-maritime.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  4. ↑ "MSC Orion (9857157)" . LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register . Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  5. ↑ "MSC Aries (9857169)" . LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register . Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  6. ↑ "MSC Virgo (9857171)" . LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register . Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  7. ↑ "MSC Auriga (9857183)" . LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register . Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  8. ↑ "Zenith Lumos (9864215)" . LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register . Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  9. ↑ "Zephyr Lumos (9864227)" . LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register . Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  10. ↑ "Zeus Lumos (9864239)" . LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register . Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  11. ↑ "Zeal Lumos (9864241)" . LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register . Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  12. ↑ https://www.business-standard.com/amp/external-affairs-defence-security/news/amid-growing-global-tension-iranian-soldiers-raid-vessel-near-oman-report-124041300376_1.html
  13. ↑ https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/casualty/iran-seizes-large-container-ship-msc-aries-strait-hormuz#:~:text=Iranian%20forces%20have%20taken%20control,and%20diverted%20it%20to%20Iran.&text=Iran's%20state%20news%20agency%20IRNA,and%20taken%20to%20Iranian%20waters.
  14. ↑ "Iran says MSC Aries vessel seized for 'violating maritime laws'". Reuters. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Houthis extend attacks on shipping to wider Indian Ocean". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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