COSCO Guangzhou

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COSCO Guangzhou approaching Port of Rotterdam
History
NameCOSCO Guangzhou
Port of registryValletta, Malta
Ordered25 July 2003[1]
Builder
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Laid down4 October 2005[1]
Launched9 December 2005[1]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typecontainer ship
Tonnage
  • 107,000 DWT
  • 99,833 GT
Length350 m (1,150 ft)
Beam43 m (141 ft)
Draft11.5 m (38 ft)
Propulsion
  • Mitsubishi diesel engine
  • 52,650 hp
Speed
  • 25.6 knots (47 km/h) (maximum)
  • 24.5 knots (45 km/h) (cruising)
Capacity9,500 containers

COSCO Guangzhou is a container ship built for Cosco Ship Management in 2006. The ship has capacity for 9,500 TEU and mostly sails between the ports in China, India and Japan and those in Western Europe and the United States.

Design

COSCO Guangzhou is 350 meters long, with a beam of 43 meters. The fully loaded draft is 11.50 meters, giving a

Electronic chart system
(ECDIS) for automatically plotting the ship's position against charts. Computerized systems also assist in loading and unloading the cargo.

References

  1. ^ a b c "DNV GL: Cosco Guanhzhou". Retrieved 2017-06-19.

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