MSC Nuria

The MSC Nuria is a container ship built in 2008 by the Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries in Mangalia, Romania and currently operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.. She is the largest container ship ever constructed in Romania.[1] The 54,549 DWT ship has a container capacity of 4,860 TEU's.

History
Name: MSC Nuria
Owner: Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Operator: Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Port of registry: Panama City,  Panama
Ordered: 2005
Builder: Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries, Mangalia,  Romania
Yard number: 4,065
Launched: 6 April 2008
Christened: 2008
Completed: 2008
In service: 2008-onwards
Identification:
Status: in service
General characteristics
Tonnage: 54,549 DWT
Length: 275 m (902 ft)
Beam: 32 m (105 ft)
Draught: 13.5 m (44 ft)
Draft: 12 m (39 ft)
Depth: 21.5 m (71 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 4 × B&W 7K98MCC diesels
  • combined 39,352 kW (52,772 hp)
Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h)

The Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. also had a previous ship called MSC Nuria built in 1977 as the Australian Venture and operated under Saint Kitts and Nevis flag that was discharged in 2006.[2]

References

  1. "Portcontainerul "MSC Nuria" a primit botezul la Mangalia" (in Romanian). Cuget Liber. 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  2. "MSC Ships". MSC. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
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