London-class container ship

The London class is a series of six container ships built for Zodiac Maritime (4 ships) and Eastern Pacific Shipping (2 ships). The ships are charted to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).[1] The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 16,652 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).[2] The ships were built by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in South Korea.

MSC Venice in the port of Antwerp
Class overview
BuildersSTX Offshore & Shipbuilding
OperatorsMediterranean Shipping Company
In service2014–present
Planned6
Completed6
Active6
General characteristics
TypeContainer ship
Tonnage176,490 GT
Length399 m (1,309 ft 1 in)
Beam54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Draught16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Capacity16,652 TEU

List of ships
Ship Yard number IMO number Delivery Status ref
MSC London 1527 9606302 10 Jul 2014 In service [3]
MSC New York 1528 9606314 20 Oct 2014 In service [4]
MSC Istanbul 1529 9606326 15 Jan 2015 In service [5]
MSC Amsterdam 1530 9606338 15 Apr 2015 In service [6]
MSC Hamburg 1551 9647461 26 Oct 2015 In service [7]
MSC Venice 1552 9647473 25 Jan 2016 In service [8]

See also

References
  1. "MSC takes on charter, new 15,908-TEU Istanbul from Korea's STX". SeaNews Turkey| International Shipping Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  2. "Our Fleet of Vessels | MSC". www.msc.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  3. "MSC London (9606302)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  4. "MSC New York (9606314)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  5. "MSC Istanbul (9606326)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  6. "MSC Amsterdam (9606338)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  7. "MSC Hamburg (9647461)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  8. "MSC Venice (9647473)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.