MV Barzan, as seen on the Elbe | |
History | |
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Name | Barzan |
Owner | UASC |
Operator | Hapag-Lloyd |
Port of registry | Malta [1] |
Ordered | 2013 [2] |
Builder | Hyundai Samho (Mokpo) |
Yard number | S746 |
Launched | 2014 |
Christened | 29 April 2015 |
Completed | 2015 |
Maiden voyage | 08 May 2015 |
In service | 2015-Present |
Identification |
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Status | Active |
Notes | Class DNV GL [3] [4] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | A18-class container ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Beam | 58.6 m (192 ft) |
Draught | 16 m (52 ft) |
Decks | 10 upper low cargo area |
Speed | 22.8 kn (42.2 km/h; 26.2 mph) |
Capacity | 18,800 TEU |
Crew | 35 |
Notes | Call Sign: 9HA3727 |
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Barzān (Arabic : برزان "high place"), is the name of towers used for observation in Qatar, which is a shareholding state in UASC. The towers were built more than a century ago by Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani, founder of Umm Salal Mohammed village in Qatar.
Barzan was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Mokpo, South Korea in 2015. [6] She has a deadweight of 199,744 tonnes, and gross tonnage of 195,636. [2] It took the shipyard six months to build her (from steel cutting to launching). [7]
Classed under DNV GL as the first ship ever to have “Gas Ready” class notation, Barzan has, according to the builder, the lowest per-container level of carbon emissions. [2] Her "Energy Efficiency Design Index" is quoted as almost 50% less than the International Maritime Organization limit set for 2025. [4]
Barzan is operated by a multinational crew. [4] [8] As of August 2015, she was placed on the UASC service route of "AEC-1 Asia - Europe container service". [2] This route takes her to the ports of North China (Qingdao), Central China (Shanghai and Ningbo), South China (Yantian), South East Asia (Port Kelang and Singapore), and four North European ports (London Gateway, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Zeebrugge). [2] Barzan is managed by UASC Kuwait and classed with DNV GL. [9]
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