The Beryl class is a series of 7 container ships built for Niki Shipping and operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company. The ships were built by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in South Korea and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 12,991 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).[1] The initial order was for a total of 9 ships, but only 7 were actually built.[2][3]
_001.jpg) MSC Katie in the port of Rotterdam
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding |
| Operators | Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| In service | 2010–present |
| Planned | 9 |
| Completed | 7 |
| Cancelled | 2 |
| Active | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | 140,096 GT |
| Length | 365.8 m (1,200 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 48.4 m (158 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) |
| Capacity | 12,991 TEU |
List of ships
edit| Ship | Yard number | IMO number | Delivery | Status | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSC Beryl | S-3011 | 9467392 | 30 Sep 2010 | In service | [4] |
| MSC Lauren | S-3012 | 9467407 | 10 Jan 2011 | In service | [5] |
| MSC Laurence | S-3015 | 9467419 | 4 May 2011 | In service | [6] |
| MSC Maria Saveria | S-3016 | 9467421 | 26 Oct 2011 | In service | [7] |
| MSC Flavia | S-3018 | 9467433 | 13 Feb 2012 | In service | [8] |
| MSC Katrina | S-3021 | 9467445 | 16 May 2012 | In service | [9] |
| MSC Katie | S-3022 | 9467457 | 12 Nov 2012 | In service | [10] |
| MSC TOMMY | S-3023 | 9467469 | 21 Nov 2012 | In service | [11] |
| MSC Mephone | S-3024 | 9467471 | 3 Dec 2012 | In service | [12] |
References
edit- ^ "Our Fleet of Vessels | MSC". www.msc.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "MSC Beryl – The First EEDI Certified Container Ship". www.marineinsight.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "Container ships of 12,000 teu and larger: overview of existing ships and orders by vessel type" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "MSC Beryl (G114695)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "MSC Lauren (G114820)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "MSC Laurence (G114821)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "MSC Maria Saveria (G114822)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "MSC Flavia (G114823)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "MSC Katrina (G114824)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "MSC Katie (G114825)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "STX JINHAE 3023". www.marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "STX JINHAE 3024". www.marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.