Maersk Eindhoven
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Maersk Eindhoven is one of the largest container ship
s in the world, and one of the more recent additions in the fleet of Maersk Line. The vessel was built in 2011 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in the Ulsan, South Korea ship-yard. The container ship was built according to the latest engineering and IMO requirements for ship's stability, safety and environment. Maersk Eindhoven has large cargo capacity, a reliable engine and low fuel consumption.
shipyard in Ulsan
, South Korea
. The ship is one of the largest and most modern container vessels in the world with a total length of 366 m (1,200.8 ft), a beam of 48.2 m (158.1 ft) and draft of 15.5 m (50.9 ft). The deadweight tonnage
of Maersk Eindhoven is 142,105 metric tons and the gross Tonnage
of the ship is 141,716.
-Wärtsilä
12RT-flex96C-B low-speed two-stroke crosshead diesel engine. It has a total power of 68,640 kW at 102 rpm. The ship also has auxiliary diesel generators with a power output of 2,700 kW. The container ship also has an emergency diesel generator with a power copacity of 300 kW. Maersk Eindhoven has capacity for heavy fuel oil for 12,400 cubic meters and machine diesel oil for 500 cubic meters. This gives the vessel a range by sea of 29,700 nautical miles.
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...
s in the world, and one of the more recent additions in the fleet of Maersk Line. The vessel was built in 2011 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in the Ulsan, South Korea ship-yard. The container ship was built according to the latest engineering and IMO requirements for ship's stability, safety and environment. Maersk Eindhoven has large cargo capacity, a reliable engine and low fuel consumption.
General characteristics
Maersk Eindhoven was built in 2010 at Hyundai Heavy IndustriesHyundai Heavy Industries
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. is the world's largest shipbuilding company, headquartered in Ulsan, South Korea. The company is a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group...
shipyard in Ulsan
Ulsan
Ulsan , officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north and the Sea of Japan to the east.Ulsan is the...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The ship is one of the largest and most modern container vessels in the world with a total length of 366 m (1,200.8 ft), a beam of 48.2 m (158.1 ft) and draft of 15.5 m (50.9 ft). The deadweight tonnage
Deadweight tonnage
Deadweight tonnage is a measure of how much weight a ship is carrying or can safely carry. It is the sum of the weights of cargo, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provisions, passengers, and crew...
of Maersk Eindhoven is 142,105 metric tons and the gross Tonnage
Gross tonnage
Gross tonnage is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume. Gross tonnage is different from gross register tonnage...
of the ship is 141,716.
Power and propulsion
The Maersk Eindhoven is powered by a single HyundaiHyundai
Hyundai ) is a global conglomerate company, part of the Korean chaebol, that was founded in South Korea by one of the most famous businessmen in Korean history: Chung Ju-yung...
-Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä is a Finnish corporation which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets. The core products of Wärtsilä include large combustion engines...
12RT-flex96C-B low-speed two-stroke crosshead diesel engine. It has a total power of 68,640 kW at 102 rpm. The ship also has auxiliary diesel generators with a power output of 2,700 kW. The container ship also has an emergency diesel generator with a power copacity of 300 kW. Maersk Eindhoven has capacity for heavy fuel oil for 12,400 cubic meters and machine diesel oil for 500 cubic meters. This gives the vessel a range by sea of 29,700 nautical miles.