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.
_at_Port_of_Hamburg.jpg) Container ship Rio Blanco
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| History | |
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 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 |
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| 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] |
| Launched | 14 February 2009 |
| Completed | 3 June 2009[1] |
| Identification | IMO number: 9348089 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| 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] |
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
editRio 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]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "ABS Record - General Characteristics", 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Equasis", 2018.
- ^ a b "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
- ^ "Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service", p. 9-10, 2018.
- ^ "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
- ^ a b c d "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
- ^ a b "Port of Hamburg - Rio Blanco", 2018.
- ^ "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
- ^ "Fleetmon Rio Class", 2018.
- ^ MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels" Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2009, pp.8-9.