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Monte Azul (ship)

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Romania container ship
Container ship Monte Rosa, sister ship to Monte Azul
History
Singapore
Name2018–present: Monte Azul
OwnerA.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.
OperatorMaersk Line AS
Port of registrySingapore as of 21 March 2018
RouteHamburg Süd North Europe - South Mediterranean (NESM) liner service
Identification
StatusIn service
Portugal
Name2014–present: Monte Azul
Owner2008–2018: Monte Azul GmbH & Co KG
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG
Port of registryMadeira, Portugal as of 4 January 2014
Germany
Name2008–present: Monte Azul
Owner2008–2018: Monte Azul GmbH & Co KG
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG
Port of registryGermany as of 10 January 2008
BuilderDaewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries
Laid down6 August 2007
Launched17 May 2008
Completed10 October 2008
IdentificationIMO number: 9348053
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • 69,132 GT
  • 71,256 t DWT
Length272 m (892 ft 5 in)
Beam40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Depth24.2 m (79 ft 5 in)
Ice classD0
Installed powerDoosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C
Speed23 knots

Monte Azul is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. and operated by Maersk Line AS. The 272-metre (892 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries in Mangalia, Romania in 2007/2008. Originally owned by Monte Azul GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd, she has had two owners and been registered under three flags.

The vessel is one of ten ships of the Monte class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries between 2004 and 2009.

Construction

Monte Azul had its keel laid down on 6 August 2007 at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries in Mangalia, Romania. Its hull has an overall length of 272 metres (892 ft). In terms of width, the ship has a beam of 40 metres (130 ft). The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft).

The ship's container-carrying capacity of 5,568 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,568 20-foot shipping containers) places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship. The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 69,132. Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 34,823. Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 71,256.21 long tons deadweight (DWT).

The vessel was built with a Doosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,765 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system HSJ7 907-10F auxiliary generators by Hyundai Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd. EES, 2 at 4,342.4-kilowatt (5,823.3 hp), and 2 at 3,257.1-kilowatt (4,367.8 hp). The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler.

Construction of the ship was completed on 10 October 2008.

Notes

  1. ^ "ABS Record - General Characteristics", 2018.
  2. ^ "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
  3. ^ "Equasis", 2018.
  4. "North Europe - South Mediterranean (NESM) liner service", 2018.
  5. "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
  6. ^ "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
  7. ^ "Port of Hamburg - Monte Azul", 2018.
  8. "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
  9. MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels" Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2009, p.8-9.

References

Vessels of Hamburg Süd
Monte class (2004-2009)
Rio class (2008-2009)
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