CSCL Globe
MV CSCL Globe arriving at the Port of Felixstowe, England, during its maiden voyage in January 2015.
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History | |
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Hong Kong | |
Name | CSCL Globe |
Operator | COSCO Shipping |
Port of registry | Hong Kong |
Ordered | May 2013 |
Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
Launched | 23 August 2014[1] |
Maiden voyage | December 2014 |
Identification |
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Status | Operational |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Globe-class Container ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 400 m (1,312 ft 4 in)[3] |
Beam | 59 m (193 ft 7 in)[4] |
Draft | 16.0 m (52 ft 6 in)[4] |
Installed power | 69,720 kW at 84 rpm[2] |
Propulsion | MAN B&W 12S90ME-C[2] |
Speed |
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Capacity | 19,100 TEU[3] |
Crew | 23 |
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
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and arrived at its first port of call – Felixstowe, England – on 7 January 2015.[6] In January 2015, CSCL Globe was superseded as the world's largest container ship by Mediterranean Shipping Company's MSC Oscar, which exceeded her TEU capacity by 124 containers.[8]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
- List of largest container ships
- Largest container shipping companies
References
- ^ "DNV GL: CSCL Globe". Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "CSCL Globe Container Ship". Ship-Technology.com. 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "The world's biggest ship - for 53 days". BBC. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "CSCL Globe". ShipSpotting.com. January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "World's largest container ship". Economic Times. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "World's largest capacity container ship embarks on maiden voyage". Gizmag.com. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Stromberg, Joseph (8 January 2015). "The MSC Oscar just became the world's biggest container ship". Vox. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
External links
- CSCL Globe at ShipsReview.net