CSCL Globe

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MV CSCL Globe arriving at the Port of Felixstowe, England, during its maiden voyage in January 2015.
History
Hong Kong
NameCSCL Globe
OperatorCOSCO Shipping
Port of registryHong Kong
OrderedMay 2013
Builder
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Launched23 August 2014[1]
Maiden voyageDecember 2014
Identification
StatusOperational
General characteristics
Class and type
Globe-class Container ship
Tonnage
Length400 m (1,312 ft 4 in)[3]
Beam59 m (193 ft 7 in)[4]
Draft16.0 m (52 ft 6 in)[4]
Installed power69,720 kW at 84 rpm[2]
PropulsionMAN B&W 12S90ME-C[2]
Speed
  • 22.0 knots (41 km/h) (maximum)
  • 20.5 knots (38 km/h) (cruising)
Capacity19,100 TEU[3]
Crew23

CSCL Globe is a

China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). The first of a class of five ships intended for Asia-Europe trade routes,[5] she was the largest container ship in the world at the time of her launch in November 2014,[6] with a maximum capacity of 19,100 twenty-foot containers.[3]

Construction

CSCL Globe and her four sister ships were ordered by CSCL in May 2013.

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller as the world's largest operational container ship.[3]

Design and engineering

CSCL Globe has an overall length of 400 m (1,312 ft), a

DNV GL class standards. The ship operates with a crew of 23.[3]

CSCL Globe's main engine is a

MAN B&W 12S90ME-C with a total output power of 69,720 kW at 84 rpm. At the time of her completion, the 17-metre (56 ft) tall engine was the largest ship engine ever built.[2] Designed to maximise fuel efficiency while reducing noise and carbon dioxide
emissions, it permits the ship a service speed of 20.5 knots (38 km/h), while the maximum speed attained during sea trials exceeded 22.0 knots (41 km/h).

Career

CSCL Globe left Shanghai, China, on her maiden voyage in early December 2014,[2] and arrived at its first port of call – Felixstowe, England – on 7 January 2015.[6] In January 2015, CSCL Globe was superseded as the world's largest container ship by Mediterranean Shipping Company's MSC Oscar, which exceeded her TEU capacity by 124 containers.[8]

After the merger of the ultimate parent company,

China COSCO Shipping
, the livery of the ship has changed from "China Shipping Line" to "COSCO Shipping".

See also

References

  1. ^ "DNV GL: CSCL Globe". Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "CSCL Globe Container Ship". Ship-Technology.com. 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "The world's biggest ship - for 53 days". BBC. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "CSCL Globe". ShipSpotting.com. January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ^ "World's largest container ship". Economic Times. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. ^ a b Tovey, Alan (7 January 2015). "A quarter of a mile long and arriving here now - the world's biggest ship docks in Britain". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  7. ^ "World's largest capacity container ship embarks on maiden voyage". Gizmag.com. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  8. ^ Stromberg, Joseph (8 January 2015). "The MSC Oscar just became the world's biggest container ship". Vox. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

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