_002.jpg) MSC Bruxelles in Virginia
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| History | |
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| Name | MSC Bruxelles |
| Owner | Santa Loretta Shipping Corp |
| Operator | Redeerei Claus-Peter Offen GmbH & Co. KG |
| Port of registry | Monrovia,  Liberia |
| Builder | Samsung Heavy Industries |
| Yard number | 1511 |
| Launched | 10 September 2005 |
| Completed | November 2005 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 337m |
| Beam | 46m |
| Draft | 15m |
| Depth | 27m |
| Installed power | 68,520kW(93,159hp) |
| Propulsion | 1 oil engine |
MSC Bruxelles is one of the largest container ships in the world. She has a maximum capacity of 9,200 TEU . The ship is owned by Santa Loretta Shipping Corp.
Hull and engine
MSC Bruxelles was built by Samsung Heavy Industries in yard 1511 and was finished in November 2005. This dry cargo container ship is operated by Redeerei Claus-Peter Offen GmbH & Co. KG and the Port of Registry is Monrovia, Liberia. MSC Bruxelles has a length of 337m, a beam of 46m, a draught of 15m, and a depth of 27m.
MSC Bruxelles is powered by a MAN-B&W 12K98MC-C, 2 stroke 12 cylinder engine, capable of producing 68,520 kW, or 93,159 hp driving one fixed pitch propeller.
References
- ^ Lloyd's Register of Shipping (2007). Register of Ships. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. p. 2198. ISBN 978-1-906313-04-3.
- "MSC Bruxelles". Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.