CSCL Globe

CSCL Globe is a container ship owned and operated by COSCO Shipping and previously, China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). The first of a class of five ships intended for Asia-Europe trade routes,[5] she was the largest container ship in the world at the time of her launch in November 2014,[6] with a maximum capacity of 19,100 twenty-foot containers.[3]

MV CSCL Globe arriving at the Port of Felixstowe, England, during its maiden voyage in January 2015.
History
Hong Kong
NameCSCL Globe
OperatorCOSCO Shipping
Port of registryHong Kong
OrderedMay 2013
BuilderHyundai Heavy Industries
Launched23 August 2014[1]
Maiden voyageDecember 2014
Identification
StatusOperational
General characteristics
Class and typeGlobe-class Container ship
Tonnage
Length400 m (1,312 ft 4 in)[3]
Beam59 m (193 ft 7 in)[2]
Draft16.0 m (52 ft 6 in)[2]
Installed power69,720 kW at 84 rpm[4]
PropulsionMAN B&W 12S90ME-C[4]
Speed
  • 22.0 knots (41 km/h) (maximum)
  • 20.5 knots (38 km/h) (cruising)
Capacity19,100 TEU[3]
Crew23

Construction

CSCL Globe and her four sister ships were ordered by CSCL in May 2013.[7] The ship was constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries at their shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, with the first steel for the hull cut in January 2014.[4] CSCL Globe completed her sea trials in October 2014, and was delivered to CSCL in November 2014.[4] Upon its entry into service, CSCL Globe superseded Mærsk's Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller as the world's largest operational container ship.[3]

Design and engineering

CSCL Globe has an overall length of 400 m (1,312 ft), a beam of 59 m (194 ft) and a summer draft of 16.0 m (52.5 ft). With a deadweight of 184,605 DWT and a gross tonnage of 187,541 GT, the vessel can carry 19,100 TEU with 2,000 reefer points. The vessel is constructed to DNV GL class standards. The ship operates with a crew of 23.[3]

CSCL Globe's main engine is a MAN B&W 12S90ME-C with a total output power of 69,720 kW at 84 rpm. At the time of her completion, the 17-metre (56 ft) tall engine was the largest ship engine ever built.[4] Designed to maximise fuel efficiency while reducing noise and carbon dioxide emissions, it permits the ship a service speed of 20.5 knots (38 km/h), while the maximum speed attained during sea trials exceeded 22.0 knots (41 km/h).

Career

CSCL Globe left Shanghai, China, on her maiden voyage in early December 2014,[4] and arrived at its first port of call – Felixstowe, England – on 7 January 2015.[6] In January 2015, CSCL Globe was superseded as the world's largest container ship by Mediterranean Shipping Company's MSC Oscar, which exceeded her TEU capacity by 124 containers.[8]

After the merger of the ultimate parent company, China Shipping Group, with China Ocean Shipping (Group) Corporation (COSCO), forming China COSCO Shipping, the livery of the ship has changed from "China Shipping Line" to "COSCO Shipping".

See also

References
  1. "DNV GL: CSCL Globe". Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. "CSCL Globe". ShipSpotting.com. January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. "The world's biggest ship - for 53 days". BBC. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. "CSCL Globe Container Ship". Ship-Technology.com. 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. "World's largest container ship". Economic Times. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. Tovey, Alan (7 January 2015). "A quarter of a mile long and arriving here now - the world's biggest ship docks in Britain". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  7. "World's largest capacity container ship embarks on maiden voyage". Gizmag.com. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  8. Stromberg, Joseph (8 January 2015). "The MSC Oscar just became the world's biggest container ship". Vox. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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