Madrid Maersk

Madrid Maersk was the largest container ship at the time of launch [3], but was surpassed shortly after by the launch of OOCL Hong Kong, and she was the second container ship to surpass the 20,000-TEU threshold, after the MOL Triumph. She was built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering shipyard and was delivered in April 2017. Her first port on her maiden voyage was Port of Tianjin, China.[4]

Name: Madrid Maersk
Owner: Maersk Line
Operator: A.P. Moller–Maersk Group
Port of registry: Copenhagen, Denmark
Builder: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Laid down: 2015
Launched: 2017
Acquired: April 2017
Maiden voyage: 27 April 2017
In service: April 2017
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: 2nd-gen. Maersk Triple E-class container ship
Tonnage:
Length: 399 m (1,309 ft)
Beam: 58.6 m (192 ft)
Draught: 16.5 m (54 ft)
Depth: 33.20 m (108.9 ft) (deck edge to keel)
Installed power: 2 × MAN 7 cylinders (total 70,604 horsepower (52,649 kW))
Propulsion: Two shafts, fixed pitch propellers
Capacity: 20,568 TEU
Notes: [2]

Madrid Maersk has a capacity of 20,568 TEUs and is the first of eleven second-generation Maersk Triple E-class container ships. Maersk Line, the company owner, is taking delivery of 27 new vessels, of which 10 of the same type, to replace older ships through the end of 2018.[4]

See also
  • Mærsk E-class container ship
  • Maersk Triple E-class container ship

References
  1. "Ships Reviews: Madrid Maersk". Ships Reviews. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. "Marine Traffic: Madrid Maersk". Marine Traffic. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. "Madrid Maersk Snatches Record from MOL Triumph". The Maritime Executive. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. "Madrid Maersk Makes Maiden Port Call". The Maritime Executive. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.


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