ZIM Rotterdam is a container ship owned by ZIM and operated by Pelican Maritime, LTD. She was built and delivered in 2010, and has served continuously since. Her summer deadweight is 116,449 tons, and she is registered in Monrovia,[3] Liberia.[2] Her cargo capacity is 10062 TEU.[1]
.jpg) ZIM Rotterdam pictured in Rotterdam
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| History | |
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 Liberia[1] | |
| Name | ZIM Rotterdam |
| Namesake | Rotterdam, Holland |
| Owner | ZIM[1] |
| Operator | Pelican Maritime, LTD[1] |
| Port of registry | Monrovia |
| Builder | Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. LTD, Yeongam, South Korea[1] |
| Yard number | 347[1] |
| Launched | January 3, 2010[1] |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 37,827 t (37,230 long tons) |
| Length | 349 m (1,145 ft 0 in) o/a[2] |
| Beam | 46 m (150 ft 11 in)[2] |
| Draft | 14.2–15 m (47–49 ft)[2] |
| Installed power | 68.64 MW (92,050 hp)[1] |
| Propulsion | MAN-B&W 12K98MC-C[1] |
| Speed | 28.4 knots (52.6 km/h; 32.7 mph) maximum[1] |
Her sister ships are the ZIM Antwerp, ZIM Tianjin, and others.[2]
Incidents and controversy
editOn August 23, 2013, a small fire broke out in the engine room. While quickly contained, it was enough to stop the ship for a short while. Following this she was denied entry into the Suez Canal until maintenance had been completed.
In May 2024, the ZIM Rotterdam docked at Port Klang despite a Malaysian ban on Israeli ships due to the currently ongoing Israel–Hamas war.[4][5] This led to controversy surrounding the legitimacy and enforcement of the ban, and the ZIM Rotterdam departed later that week. Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim claimed the ZIM Rotterdam did not dock, and that it was an earlier MarineTraffic record from 2002; however, MarineTraffic records do not go back this far,[6] and the ZIM Rotterdam was built in 2010.[5][3]
Records
editOn September 20, 2013 she became the largest vessel to enter the Thames, although this record was short-lived, as of 2024 being held by the Edith Mærsk. She called into Gateway Terminal at 1800 hours for required maintenance.[7]
The ship was the largest container vessel to call at Jacksonville Port for several years; until May 2023, when the One Stork, a capable of carrying 14,000 containers, made its maiden call to the port.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j https://www.cargo-vessels-international.at/ZIM_ROTTERDAM__IMO9398450.pdf
- ^ a b c d e f g "ROTTERDAM, Container Ship - Details and current position - IMO 9398450 - VesselFinder". www.vesselfinder.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ a b BalticShipping.com. "BalticShipping.com". www.balticshipping.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Malaysia bans Israel-flagged ships from its ports in response to Gaza war". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ a b "Did Israeli ship dock at Port Klang despite ban?". MalaysiaNow. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/online-services/plans
- ^ "ZIM Rotterdam largest ship to enter Thames; calls at London Gateway Terminal | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ Mills, Gary T. "Largest container ship to call on Jacksonville arrives at JaxPort. Here's a first look". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2024-08-18.