MSC Zoe

MSC Zoe was one of the largest container ships in the world when built in 2015.[5][6] It is the third of a series of ships built by MSC, after MSC Oscar and MSC Oliver.[7]

The new containership MSC Zoe on tow at the Eurogate Terminal
History
Name: MSC Zoe
Owner: Mediterranean Shipping Company
Operator: Mediterranean Shipping Company
Port of registry:  Panama
Completed: 2015
Identification: IMO number: 9703318[1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Olympic class Container ship
Tonnage: 192,237 GT
Displacement: 199,272 DWT
Length: 395.4 m (1,297 ft)
Beam: 59 m (194 ft)
Draught: 14.5 m (48 ft)
Installed power: MAN B&W 11S90ME-C two-stroke diesel engine; output: 62.5 MW (83,800 hp)[2]
Propulsion: Single five-blade propeller; blade length: 10.5 m (34 ft)[2]
Speed: 22.8 kn (42.2 km/h; 26.2 mph)[3][4]
Capacity: 19,224 TEU
Crew: 22 (lifeboat capacity = 35)[3]

Name

MSC Zoe takes her name from the four year old grand daughter of Gianluigi Aponte, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) president and chief executive.[3]

Construction

MSC Zoe was built by Daewoo in South Korea for $140m.[3]

Ship's particulars

At the length of 395 metres, Zoe has a draft of 16 meters. She has a capacity of 19,224 TEU and a cargo capacity (dwt) of 199,272 tonnes.

Propulsion

The vessel's main engine is a two-stroke MAN B&W 11S90ME-C diesel engine, which is a height of 15.5 m (51 ft), a length of 25 m (82 ft) and a breadth of 11 m (36 ft).[2][4] The engine has a maximum continuous rating of 62.5 MW (83,800 hp) at 82.2 rpm and a normal continuous rating of 56.25 MW (75,430 hp) at 79.4 rpm.[2]

Loss of containers at sea
Salvaged container at Terschelling beach

On 1 January 2019 342 containers went overboard on the North Sea.[8] 297 containers lost north of the Dutch island Ameland, the remaining containers some hours later north of the German island Borkum.[9] 19 of the containers and their contents – including organic peroxides, children's toys, shoes, bags, cushions, chairs, televisions, and plastic packaging – washed ashore on the Dutch islands of Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog and German island Borkum in the Wadden Sea, a protected UNESCO biosphere reserve.[10][11][12] The Dutch Safety Board started an investigation into the case.

Sisterships

See also

References
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  3. Parkinson, Justin (11 March 2015). "On board the world's biggest ship". BBC News Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. "MAN B&W S90ME-C10.2" (PDF). MAN Diesel & Turbo. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  5. "MSC Oscar". MSC. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  6. Stromberg, Joseph (8 January 2015). "The MSC Oscar just became the world's biggest container ship". Vox. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  7. Stackhouse, Laura (13 January 2015). "The MSC Oscar has already stolen the CSCL Globe's 'biggest ship' title". Marine Trader Online. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  8. "Interim Investigation Report 3/19". Bundesstelle für Seeunfalluntersuchung. 12 December 2019.
  9. Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid onderzoekt overboord slaan containers Nos News, 10 January 2019
  10. "Islands hit as 270 containers fall off ship". BBC News. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  11. Rijkswaterstaat: 222 containers gelokaliseerd (update) RTV Noord, 6 January 2019
  12. "Photos: MSC Zoe Loses Containers in North Sea". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  13. "MSC Zoe takes bow in triple-first". Lloyds List. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  14. "MSC Oscar becomes the world's largest boxship". Lloyds List. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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