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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

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). The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 16,652 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). The ships were built by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in South Korea.

List of ships

Ship Yard number IMO number Delivery Status ref
MSC London 1527 9606302 10 Jul 2014 In service
MSC New York 1528 9606314 20 Oct 2014 In service
MSC Istanbul 1529 9606326 15 Jan 2015 In service
MSC Amsterdam 1530 9606338 15 Apr 2015 In service
MSC Hamburg 1551 9647461 26 Oct 2015 In service
MSC Venice 1552 9647473 25 Jan 2016 In service

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 ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  4. "MSC New York (9606314)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  5. "MSC Istanbul (9606326)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  6. "MSC Amsterdam (9606338)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  7. "MSC Hamburg (9647461)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  8. "MSC Venice (9647473)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
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