Rio Blanco (ship)

Rio Blanco 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 Mangalia Heavy Industries[1] in Mangalia, Romania in 2009. Originally owned by Rio Blanco GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd[2], she has had two owners and been registered under three flags.

Container ship Rio Blanco
History
Singapore[1]
Name:	2018–present: Rio Blanco[2]
Owner:	A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[3]
Operator:	Maersk Line AS[2]
Port of registry:	Singapore as of 3 January 2018[1]
Route:	Hamburg Süd Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service[4]
Identification:	IMO number: 9348089[1] MMSI number: 563050200[2] Callsign: 9V7177[2]
Status:	In service[5]
Liberia[1]
Name:	2012–present: Rio Blanco[1]
Owner:	Rio Blanco GmbH & Co KG[2]
Operator:	Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[2]
Port of registry:	Monrovia, Liberia as of 1 January 2012[2]
Germany[1]
Name:	2009–present: Rio Blanco[1]
Owner:	Rio Bravo 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 Mangalia Heavy Industries[1]
Laid down:	5 May 2008[1]
Completed:	3 June 2009[1]
Identification:	IMO number: 9348089
General characteristics
Class and type:	ABS A1, Container Carrier, AMS, ACCU; RRDA, BWE, Ice Class D0 , UWILD, TCM, PMP[1]
Tonnage:	73,899 GT[1]
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:	Doosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96CB[6]
Speed:	23 knots[7]
Capacity:	80,115.35 tonnes deadweight (DWT)[1]

The vessel is one of three ships of the Rio class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries in 2009.[8][9]

Construction

Rio Blanco had its keel laid down on 5 May 2008[1] at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries[1] in Mangalia, Romania. 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 5,908 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,908 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 80,115.35 long tons deadweight (DWT).[1]

The vessel was built with a Doosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96CB[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.[6]

Construction of the ship was completed on 3 June 2009.[1] As of 2018, the ship is classified by the ABS with the code "A1, Container Carrier, AMS, ACCU; RRDA, BWE, Ice Class D0 , UWILD, TCM, PMP[1]", meaning that it was constructed under the supervision of a recognized classification society, that the construction complies with the society's rules, and that it is classed as a general cargo carrier and container ship.[1]

Notes

1. "ABS Record - General Characteristics", 2018.
2. "Equasis", 2018.
3. "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
4. "Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service", p. 9-10, 2018.
5. "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
6. "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
7. "Port of Hamburg - Rio Blanco", 2018.
8. "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
9. "Fleetmon Rio Class", 2018.
10. MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels", 2009, pp.8-9.

References

• 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.