MSC Carouge is a container ship built in 2007 by the Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries in Mangalia, Romania and currently operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. She is the third ship delivered to the Swiss company in a series of 12 ordered.[1] The 54,549 DWT ship has a container capacity of 4,860 TEU's.

History
NameMSC Carouge
OwnerMediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
OperatorMediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Port of registryMadeira,  Portugal
Ordered2005
BuilderDaewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries, Mangalia,  Romania
Yard number4,055
Launched28 December 2006
Christened2007
Completed2007
Identification
Statusin service
General characteristics
Tonnage54,549 DWT
Length275 m (902 ft)
Beam32 m (105 ft)
Depth21.5 m (71 ft)
Decks8
Propulsion
  • 4 × B&W 7K98MCC diesels
  • combined 39,352 kW (52,772 hp)
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)

References

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  1. ^ "Portcontainer construit la Mangalia, la primul voiaj" (in Romanian). Telegraf Onlinere. 2007-03-31. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
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