MSC Bruxelles

At 9,200 teu, MSC Bruxelles was one of the largest container ships in the world at the time of its delivery. The ship is owned by Santa Loretta Shipping Corp.[1]

MSC Bruxelles in Virginia
History
Name: MSC Bruxelles
Owner: Santa Loretta Shipping Corp[1]
Operator: Redeerei Claus-Peter Offen GmbH & Co. KG[1]
Port of registry: Monrovia,  Liberia[1]
Builder: Samsung Heavy Industries[1]
Yard number: 1511[1]
Launched: 10 September 2005
Completed: November 2005[1]
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Tonnage:
  • 107,849 GT
  • 110,860 DWT
Length: 337m[1]
Beam: 46m[1]
Draft: 15m[1]
Depth: 27m[1]
Installed power: 68,520kW(93,159hp)[1]
Propulsion: 1 oil engine[1]

Hull and engine

MSC Bruxelles was built by Samsung Heavy Industries in yard 1511 and was finished in November 2005.[1] This dry cargo[2] container ship is operated by Redeerei Claus-Peter Offen GmbH & Co. KG and the Port of Registry is Monrovia, Liberia.[1] MSC Bruxelles has a length of 337m, a beam of 46m, a draught of 15m, and a depth of 27m.[1]

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.[1]

References

  1. Lloyd's Register of Shipping (2007). Register of Ships. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. p. 2198. ISBN 978-1-906313-04-3.
  2. "MSC Bruxelles". Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
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