The Gülsün class is a series of container ships built for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The largest ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 23,756 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). They were the largest container ships in the world when they were launched in 2019, surpassing OOCL Hong Kong (21,413 TEU). They have since been surpassed by other ships like the Algeciras class (23,964 TEU). The ships were the first container ships to feature 24 containers wide on deck.[1]
.jpg) MSC Gülsün entering the port of Rotterdam
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | |
| Operators | Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| In service | 2019–present |
| Planned | 16 |
| Completed | 16 |
| Active | 16 |
| General characteristics (SHI) | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | 232,618 GT |
| Length | 399.9 m (1,312 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 61.5 m (201 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) |
| Depth | 33.2 m (108 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | MAN Diesel & Turbo 11G95ME-C |
| Capacity | 23,756 TEU |
| General characteristics (DSME) | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | 228,714 GT |
| Length | 399.9 m (1,312 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 61 m (200 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) |
| Depth | 33.2 m (108 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | MAN Diesel & Turbo 11G95ME-C |
| Capacity | 23,656 TEU |
Orders and history
editIn 2017, MSC confirmed the order of 11 container ships with a capacity of at least 22,000 TEU.[2] Six of them were to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries and the remaining five would be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. The first ship to be delivered was MSC Gülsün in July 2019.
In 2019 MSC reportedly ordered five additional container ships from DSME as part of the original order. These ships are expected to start delivery by the end of 2021.[3][4]
On 28 July 2019 MSC Gülsün set a new container loading record by departing from the port of Tanjung Pelepas with 19,574 TEU of containers on board. Previous records were held by Monaco Maersk with 19,284 TEU and MOL Tribute with 19,190 TEU.[5] The record has since been beaten by HMM Algeciras which carried 19,621 TEU from Yantian, China to Rotterdam.[6]
List of ships
edit| Ship | Yard number | IMO number | Delivery | Status | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Heavy Industries (23756 TEU) | |||||
| MSC Gülsün | 2248 | 9839430 | 4 Jul 2019 | In service | [7] |
| MSC Samar | 2249 | 9839442 | 31 Jul 2019 | In service | [8] |
| MSC Leni | 2250 | 9839454 | 10 Sep 2019 | In service | [9] |
| MSC Mia | 2251 | 9839466 | 6 Nov 2019 | In service | [10] |
| MSC Febe | 2252 | 9839478 | 12 Dec 2019 | In service | [11] |
| MSC Ambra | 2253 | 9839480 | 20 Jan 2020 | In service | [12] |
| Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (23656 TEU) | |||||
| MSC Mina | 4313 | 9839260 | 18 Jul 2019 | In service | [13] |
| MSC Isabella | 4314 | 9839272 | 19 Aug 2019 | In service | [14] |
| MSC Arina | 4315 | 9839284 | 11 Sep 2019 | In service | [15] |
| MSC Nela | 4316 | 9839296 | 24 Oct 2019 | In service | [16] |
| MSC Sixin | 4317 | 9839301 | 27 Nov 2019 | In service | [17] |
| MSC Apolline | 4325 | 9896983 | 14 Apr 2021 | In service | [18] |
| MSC Amelia | 4326 | 9896995 | 16 Jun 2021 | In service | [19] |
| MSC Diletta | 4327 | 9897004 | 7 Jul 2021 | In service | [20] |
| MSC Michelle | 4328 | 9897016 | 30 Aug 2021 | In service | [21] |
| MSC Allegra | 4329 | 9897028 | 7 Oct 2021 | In service | [22] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "World's Largest Container Ship Completes First Voyage from Asia to Europe". www.msc.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC latest carrier to order 22,000-TEU vessels | JOC.com". www.joc.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ Paris, Costas (2019-10-15). "Container Carrier MSC Orders Five Giant Box Ships for $762 Million". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "DSME Wins Order for Five Boxships". Offshore Energy. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC Gulsun Sets New Container Loading Record". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "HMM: Record ship Algeciras carries largest container load ever". SWZ|Maritime. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "MSC Gülsün (39594)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC Samar (39595)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC Leni (39596)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC Mia (39597)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC Febe (39598)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC Ambra (39599)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC Mina (39721)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC Isabella (39724)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC Arina (39726)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC Nela (39727)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC Sixin (39728)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "MSC Apolline (41834)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ "MSC Amelia (41835)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "MSC Diletta (41836)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ "MSC Michelle (41837)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "MSC Allegra (41838)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2021-11-17.