MSC Leigh

MSC Leigh is a container ship built in 2006 by the Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries in Mangalia, Romania and currently operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. She is the second ship delivered to the Swiss company in a series of 12 ordered.[1] The 54,549 DWT ship has a container capacity of 4,860 TEU.

History
NameMSC Leigh
OwnerMediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
OperatorMediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Port of registryPanama City,  Panama
Ordered2004
BuilderDaewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries, Mangalia,  Romania
Yard number4,053
Launched10 September 2006
Christened2006
Completed2006
Identification
Statusin service
General characteristics
Tonnage54,549 DWT
Length275 m (902 ft)
Beam32 m (105 ft)
Depth21.5 m (71 ft)
Decks8
Propulsion
  • 4 × B&W 7K98MCC diesels
  • combined 39,352 kW (52,772 hp)
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)

References

  1. "Nava "MSC Leigh" a primit botezul în Şantierul Mangalia" (in Romanian). Cuget Liber. 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
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