Rio de la Plata (ship)
 Container ship Rio de la Plata
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Singapore[1] | |
| Name | 2018–present: Rio de la Plata[2] |
| Owner | A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[3] |
| Operator | Maersk Line AS[2] |
| Port of registry | Singapore as of 26 March 2018[1] |
| Route | Hamburg Süd Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service[4] |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service[5] |
 Liberia[1] | |
| Name | 2014–present: Rio de la Plata[1] |
| Owner | Rio de la Plata GmbH & Co KG[2] |
| Operator | Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[2] |
| Port of registry | Monrovia, Liberia as of 15 May 2014[2] |
 Germany[1] | |
| Name | 2009–present: Rio de la Plata[1] |
| Owner | Rio de la Plata GmbH & Co KG[2] |
| Operator | Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[2] |
| Port of registry | Germany as of 6 March 2009[2] |
| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] |
| Laid down | 12 November 2007[1] |
| Launched | 26 January 2008 |
| Completed | 2 April 2008[1] |
| Identification | IMO number: 9357951 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 286.45 m (939.8 ft)[1] |
| Beam | 40 m (131.2 ft)[1] |
| Depth | 24.2 m (79.4 ft)[1] |
| Ice class | D0 |
| Installed power | Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division 8RTA96C[6] |
| Speed | 23 knots[7] |
Rio de la Plata is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[3] and operated by Maersk Line AS.[2] The 286.45-metre (939.8 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea in 2008. Originally owned by Rio de Janeiro GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[2] 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.[8][9]
Construction
[edit]Rio de la Plata had its keel laid down on 12 November 2007[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea. Its hull has an overall length of 286.45 metres (939.8 ft).[1] In terms of width, the ship has a beam of 40 metres (130 ft).[1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft).[1]
The ship's container-carrying capacity of 5,905 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,905 20-foot shipping containers)[7] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship.[10] The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 73,899.[1] Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 39,673.[1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 80,454.6 long tons deadweight (DWT).[1]
The vessel was built with a Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division 8RTA96C[6] 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.[6] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler, as well as an Aalborg AQ-2 exhaust gas boiler.[6]
Construction of the ship was completed on 2 April 2008.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "ABS Record - General Characteristics", 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Equasis", 2018.
- ^ a b "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
- ^ "Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service", p. 9-10, 2018.
- ^ "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
- ^ a b c d "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
- ^ a b "Port of Hamburg - Rio de la Plata", 2018.
- ^ "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
- ^ "Fleetmon Rio Class", 2018.
- ^ MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels" Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2009, pp.8-9.
References
[edit]- Det Norske Veritas (January 2011). "Part 1, Chapter 2: Class Notations". Rules for the Classification of Ships (PDF). Høvik, Norway: Det Norske Veritas AS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- International Maritime Organization (2002). "International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969". International Maritime Organization. Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2008). Review of Maritime Transport, 2008 (PDF). New York and Geneva: United Nations. ISBN 978-92-1-112758-4.