The Mediterranean Shipping Co has taken in its first 15,908-TEU, part of six-vessel series. The MSC London is vessel number 26 in the MSC fleet and it is the largest one, the rest ships range between 13,798 - 14,000 TEU (largest among them was the MSC Daniela class).
The 15,908-TEU series are being built at STX Shipyard in Korea on charter from Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and Zodiac Maritime.
Initially the series were ordered by Zodiac Maritime in October 2010. They were planned with original capacity of 13,000 TEU, but in 2011 the agreement was upgraded. In 2013, two of the six contracts were demised to ESC.
MSC London will be deployed on the Asia-Eastern Mediterranean Tiger service. The vessel's arrival will break capacity records at the ports of Istanbul and Piraeus.
MSC London (IMO number 9606302 and MMSI 352853000) is registered in Panama. The length of the vessel is 399 meters, gross tonnage – 165,000 GT and deadweight – 184,100 DWT.
Mayview Maersk, the tenth Triple-E vessel, has been delivered to Maersk. Now the Korean shipbuilder Daweoo has begun the construction of the second ten vessels from the series.
The tenth Triple-E, the Mayview Maersk has a capacity of 18,270 TEU. It will sail on its maiden voyage on July 29 departing Busan en route to Europe. The vessel will replace Elly Maersk, 15,550 TEU, on the AE10 (Asia-Europe) service. Elly Maersk will be deployed on the AE2, upgraded from 8,400 to 15,000 TEU.
The first vessel from the second Triple-E ten is expected to be Merete Maersk. According to Jydske Vestkysten, a Danish newspaper, the total cost of the twenty vessels will be $ 4 billion.
Mayview Maersk (IMO number 9619995 and MMSI 219578000) has a length of 399, gross tonnage – 194,849 GT and deadweight – 196,000 t. The vessel is registred in Denmark.
Last received position of Mayview Maersk.
Mayview Maersk Triple-E
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