Maersk Eindhoven

Career
Name:	Maersk Eindhoven
Operator:	Maersk Line
Builder:	Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea
Yard number:	2152
Laid down:	29 March 2010
Launched:	25 June 2010
Completed:	16 August 2010
Status:	In service
Notes:	Call sign: V7UQ7 IMO number: 9456771 MMSI: 538004006
General characteristics [1]
Type:	Container ship
Tonnage:	141716 GT 59810 NT 142105 DWT
Length:	366.46 m (1,202.3 ft)
Beam:	48.20 m (158.1 ft)
Draft:	15.5 m (51 ft)
Depth:	29.85 m (97.9 ft)
Installed power:	Hyundai-Wärtsilä 12RT-flex96C-B (68,640 kW)
Propulsion:	Fixed-pitch propeller
Speed:	24.7 knots (45.7 km/h; 28.4 mph) (maximum) 23.1 knots (43 km/h) (cruising)
Capacity:	13,092 TEU (company statistics)

Maersk Eindhoven is one of the largest container ships in the world, and one of the more recent additions in the fleet of Maersk Line. The vessel was built in 2011 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in the Ulsan, South Korea ship-yard. The container ship was built according to the latest engineering and IMO requirements for ship's stability, safety and environment. Maersk Eindhoven has large cargo capacity, a reliable engine and low fuel consumption.

Design

General characteristics

Maersk Eindhoven was built in 2010 at Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The ship is one of the largest and most modern container vessels in the world with a total length of 366 m (1,201 ft), a beam of 48.20 m (158.1 ft) and draft of 15.5 m (51 ft). The deadweight tonnage of Maersk Eindhoven is 142,105 metric tons and the gross Tonnage of the ship is 141,716.

Power and propulsion

The Maersk Eindhoven is powered by a single Hyundai-Wärtsilä 12RT-flex96C-B low-speed two-stroke crosshead diesel engine. It has a total power of 68,640 kW at 102 rpm. The ship also has auxiliary diesel generators with a power output of 2,700 kW. The container ship also has an emergency diesel generator with a power copacity of 300 kW. Maersk Eindhoven has capacity for heavy fuel oil for 12,400 cubic meters and machine diesel oil for 500 cubic meters. This gives the vessel a range by sea of 29,700 nautical miles.

References

1. ^ Germanischer Lloyd (2011). "Maersk Eindhoven". Register Online. Hamburg: Germanischer Lloyd. http://www.gl-group.com/register/index.jsp?STyp=204&RegNo=114931. Retrieved 2011-11-19. 

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