Gülsün-class container ship

The Gülsün class is a series of container ships built for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The largest ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 23,756 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). They were the largest container ships in the world when they were launched in 2019, surpassing OOCL Hong Kong (21,413 TEU). They have since been surpassed by other ships like the Algeciras class (23,964 TEU). The ships were the first container ships to feature 24 containers wide on deck.[1]

Class overview
Builders
OperatorsMediterranean Shipping Company
In service2019–present
Planned16
Completed16
Active16
General characteristics (SHI)
TypeContainer ship
Tonnage232,618 GT
Length399.9 m (1,312 ft 0 in)
Beam61.5 m (201 ft 9 in)
Draught16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Depth33.2 m (108 ft 11 in)
PropulsionMAN Diesel & Turbo 11G95ME-C
Capacity23,756 TEU
General characteristics (DSME)
TypeContainer ship
Tonnage228,714 GT
Length399.9 m (1,312 ft 0 in)
Beam61 m (200 ft 2 in)
Draught16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Depth33.2 m (108 ft 11 in)
PropulsionMAN Diesel & Turbo 11G95ME-C
Capacity23,656 TEU

Orders and history

In 2017, MSC confirmed the order of 11 container ships with a capacity of at least 22,000 TEU.[2] Six of them were to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries and the remaining five would be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. The first ship to be delivered was MSC Gülsün in July 2019.

In 2019 MSC reportedly ordered five additional container ships from DSME as part of the original order. These ships are expected to start delivery by the end of 2021.[3][4]

On 28 July 2019 MSC Gülsün set a new container loading record by departing from the port of Tanjung Pelepas with 19,574 TEU of containers on board. Previous records were held by Monaco Maersk with 19,284 TEU and MOL Tribute with 19,190 TEU.[5] The record has since been beaten by HMM Algeciras which carried 19,621 TEU from Yantian, China to Rotterdam.[6]

List of ships
ShipYard numberIMO numberDeliveryStatusref
Samsung Heavy Industries (23756 TEU)
MSC Gülsün224898394304 Jul 2019In service[7]
MSC Samar2249983944231 Jul 2019In service[8]
MSC Leni2250983945410 Sep 2019In service[9]
MSC Mia225198394666 Nov 2019In service[10]
MSC Febe2252983947812 Dec 2019In service[11]
MSC Ambra2253983948020 Jan 2020In service[12]
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (23656 TEU)
MSC Mina4313983926018 Jul 2019In service[13]
MSC Isabella4314983927219 Aug 2019In service[14]
MSC Arina4315983928411 Sep 2019In service[15]
MSC Nela4316983929624 Oct 2019In service[16]
MSC Sixin4317983930127 Nov 2019In service[17]
MSC Apolline4325989698314 Apr 2021In service[18]
MSC Amelia4326989699516 Jun 2021In service[19]
MSC Diletta432798970047 Jul 2021In service[20]
MSC Michelle4328989701630 Aug 2021In service[21]
MSC Allegra432998970287 Oct 2021In service[22]

See also

References
  1. "World's Largest Container Ship Completes First Voyage from Asia to Europe". www.msc.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  2. "MSC latest carrier to order 22,000-TEU vessels | JOC.com". www.joc.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  3. Paris, Costas (2019-10-15). "Container Carrier MSC Orders Five Giant Box Ships for $762 Million". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  4. "DSME Wins Order for Five Boxships". Offshore Energy. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  5. "MSC Gulsun Sets New Container Loading Record". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  6. "HMM: Record ship Algeciras carries largest container load ever". SWZ|Maritime. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  7. "MSC Gülsün (39594)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  8. "MSC Samar (39595)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  9. "MSC Leni (39596)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  10. "MSC Mia (39597)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  11. "MSC Febe (39598)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  12. "MSC Ambra (39599)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  13. "MSC Mina (39721)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  14. "MSC Isabella (39724)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  15. "MSC Arina (39726)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  16. "MSC Nela (39727)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  17. "MSC Sixin (39728)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  18. "MSC Apolline (41834)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  19. "MSC Amelia (41835)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  20. "MSC Diletta (41836)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  21. "MSC Michelle (41837)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  22. "MSC Allegra (41838)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
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