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Rio de la Plata (ship)

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Container ship Rio de la Plata
History
Singapore
Name2018–present: Rio de la Plata
OwnerA.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.
OperatorMaersk Line AS
Port of registrySingapore as of 26 March 2018
RouteHamburg Süd Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service
Identification
StatusIn service
Liberia
Name2014–present: Rio de la Plata
OwnerRio de la Plata GmbH & Co KG
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG
Port of registryMonrovia, Liberia as of 15 May 2014
Germany
Name2009–present: Rio de la Plata
OwnerRio de la Plata GmbH & Co KG
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG
Port of registryGermany as of 6 March 2009
BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Laid down12 November 2007
Launched26 January 2008
Completed2 April 2008
IdentificationIMO number: 9357951
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length286.45 m (939.8 ft)
Beam40 m (131.2 ft)
Depth24.2 m (79.4 ft)
Ice classD0
Installed powerHyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division 8RTA96C
Speed23 knots

Rio de la Plata is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. and operated by Maersk Line AS. The 286.45-metre (939.8 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Okpo, South Korea in 2008. Originally owned by Rio de Janeiro GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd, she has had two owners and been registered under two flags.

The vessel is one of three ships of the Rio class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in 2008.

Construction

Rio de la Plata had its keel laid down on 12 November 2007 at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Okpo, South Korea. Its hull has an overall length of 286.45 metres (939.8 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 5,905 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,905 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 73,899. Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 39,673. Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 80,454.6 long tons deadweight (DWT).

The vessel was built with a Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division 8RTA96C main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,760 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system auxiliary generators at 3,800-kilowatt (5,100 hp) each. The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler, as well as an Aalborg AQ-2 exhaust gas boiler.

Construction of the ship was completed on 2 April 2008.

Notes

  1. ^ "ABS Record - General Characteristics", 2018.
  2. ^ "Equasis", 2018.
  3. ^ "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
  4. "Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service", p. 9-10, 2018.
  5. "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
  6. ^ "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
  7. ^ "Port of Hamburg - Rio de la Plata", 2018.
  8. "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
  9. "Fleetmon Rio Class", 2018.
  10. MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels" Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2009, pp.8-9.

References

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