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Triple E-class container ship

January 26, 2023

The Triple E class is a family of very large container ships with a capacity of more than 18,000 TEUs, which are owned and operated by Maersk Line.

Triple E-class container ship Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
Class overview
BuildersDaewoo Shipbuilding
OperatorsMaersk
Preceded byE class
Planned31
Building0
Completed31
Active31
General characteristics
TypeContainer ship
Tonnage196,000 DWT
Displacement55,000 tonnes (empty)[1]
Length399.2 m (1,309 ft 9 in)
Beam58.6 m (192 ft 3 in)
Draft16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Decks4
PropulsionTwin MAN 8S80ME engines, 29,680 kilowatts (39,800 hp) each
SpeedDesign cruise: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) Max: 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity18,270 TEU
NotesCost $185 million[1]
General characteristics (2nd generation)
TypeContainer ship
Tonnage210,019 DWT
Length399.2 m (1,309 ft 9 in)
Beam58.6 m (192 ft 3 in)
Draft17 m (55 ft 9 in)
PropulsionTwin MAN engines, 31,000 kilowatts (42,000 hp) each
Capacity20,568 TEU

With a length of 399.2 m (1,309 ft 9 in), when they were built they were the largest container ships in the world, but were subsequently surpassed by larger ones such as CSCL Globe.[2][3]

In February and June 2011, Maersk Line awarded Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering two US$1.9 billion contracts ($3.8bn total) to build twenty ships of this class.

The name "Triple E" is derived from the class's three design principles: "Economy of scale, Energy efficiency, and Environmental impact improvement".

The ships are 399.2 metres (1,309 ft 9 in) long and 59 metres (193 ft 7 in) wide. While only 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) longer and 4 metres (13 ft 1 in) wider than the Mærsk E class, the Triple E ships are able to carry 2,500 more containers. With a beam of 59 metres, they are too wide to traverse the Panama Canal, but can easily transit the Suez Canal.

One of the class's main design features is its dual 29.68-megawatt (39,800 hp), eight-cylinder, ultra-long stroke two-stroke diesel engines, driving two propellers at a design speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). This class is by design slower than its predecessors, using a strategy known as slow steaming expected to lower fuel consumption by 37% and carbon dioxide emissions per container by 50%. The Triple E design helped Maersk win a "Most Sustainable Ship Operator of the Year" award in July 2011.

Maersk plans to use the ships to service routes between Europe and Asia, projecting that Chinese exports will continue to grow. European-Asian trade represents the company's largest market; thus it already has 100 ships serving the route.

Orders and history

In February 2011 Maersk announced orders for a new "Triple E" family of container ships with a capacity of 18,000 TEU, with an emphasis on lower fuel consumption.[4] They were built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea; the initial order, for ten ships, was valued at US$1.9 billion (2 trillion Korean Won);[5] Maersk had options to buy a further twenty ships.[6] In June 2011 Maersk announced that 10 more ships had been ordered for $1.9bn,[7] but an option for a third group of ten ships would not be exercised.[8] Payment of the ship is "tail-heavy": 40% while the ship is being built, and the remaining 60% paid on delivery.[9] Deliveries were scheduled to begin in 2013.[10] Maersk negotiated a two-year warranty, whereas the standard is one year.[1]

Prior to 2010, many Maersk container ships had been built at Maersk's Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark, but Asian builders had become more competitively priced.[11] Maersk had approached several different builders in Asia, having ruled out European shipbuilders on grounds of cost, and Chinese on technological grounds.[12][13] DSME builds three Triple-Es at a time, and it takes little more than a year to produce a ship.[1]

Investment in more efficient ships helped Maersk win the "Sustainable Ship Operator of the Year" award from Petromedia Group's on-line publication sustainableshipping.com in July 2011.[14]

In 2015, Maersk ordered an additional series of eleven 20,568 TEU second-generation Triple E-class ships, due to be delivered from 2017 onwards. The first ship is the Madrid Maersk. She went on her maiden voyage to Antwerp.[15]

Ships

Maersk Triple E class
No. Ship name Yard number IMO number Delivered Status Ref.
1 Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller 4250 9619907 2 July 2013 In service [16]
2 Majestic Mærsk 4251 9619919 2 August 2013 In service [17]
3 Mary Mærsk 4252 9619921 30 August 2013 In service [18]
4 Marie Mærsk 4253 9619933 18 October 2013 In service [19]
5 Madison Mærsk 4254 9619945 6 January 2014 In service [20]
6 Magleby Mærsk 4255 9619957 10 February 2014 In service [21]
7 Maribo Mærsk 4256 9619969 7 April 2014 In service [22]
8 Marstal Mærsk 4257 9619971 20 May 2014 In service [23]
9 Matz Mærsk 4258 9619983 10 June 2014 In service [24]
10 Mayview Mærsk 4259 9619995 25 July 2014 In service [25]
11 Merete Mærsk 4262 9632064 22 August 2014 In service [26]
12 Mogens Mærsk 4263 9632090 17 September 2014 In service [27]
13 Morten Mærsk 4264 9632105 10 November 2014 In service [28]
14 Munkebo Mærsk 4265 9632117 18 December 2014 In service [29]
15 Maren Mærsk 4266 9632129 29 December 2014 In service [30]
16 Margrethe Mærsk 4267 9632131 13 April 2015 In service [31]
17 Marchen Mærsk 4268 9632143 27 May 2015 In service [32]
18 Mette Mærsk 4269 9632155 6 May 2015 In service [33]
19 Marit Mærsk 4270 9632167 5 June 2015 In service [34]
20 Mathilde Mærsk 4271 9632179 30 June 2015 In service [35]
Maersk Triple E class (2nd Generation)
21 Madrid Mærsk 4302 9778791 7 April 2017 In service [36]
22 Munich Mærsk 4303 9778806 15 June 2017 In service [37]
23 Moscow Mærsk 4304 9778818 14 July 2017 In service [38]
24 Milan Mærsk 4305 9778820 13 September 2017 In service [39]
25 Monaco Mærsk 4306 9778832 30 October 2017 In service [40]
26 Marseille Mærsk 4307 9778844 4 January 2018 In service [41]
27 Manchester Mærsk 4308 9780445 8 January 2018 In service [42]
28 Murcia Mærsk 4309 9780457 28 February 2018 In service [43]
29 Manila Mærsk 4310 9780469 29 March 2018 In service [44]
30 Mumbai Mærsk 4311 9780471 3 May 2018 In service [45]
31 Maastricht Mærsk 4312 9780483 10 January 2019 In service [46]
Source: Equasis,[47] grosstonnage[48]
  •  

    Section of a Triple E-class ship, under construction

  •  

    Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, passing through the Suez Canal

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    Manila Maersk inbound Hamburg, Germany in June 2018

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    Monaco Maersk of the 2nd generation (2018 in Hamburg)

Design

 
The Majestic Maersk is in Copenhagen in September 2013, shortly after entering service. Maersk Line opened the ship up for public tours for four days. At the time, this was the longest and largest ship in service of any type.
 
Kayakers are seen paddling under Majestic Maersk's twin-skeg stern.
 
Photo of Majestic Maersk showing its rear decks partially filled with containers.

Specifications

  • Capacity: 18,270 TEU[49][50]
  • Length: 399.2 metres
  • Draft: 14.5 metres
  • Beam: 59 metres
  • Height: 73 metres
  • Optimum speed: 19 knots (35 km/h)
  • Top speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)[51]
  • Deadweight: 165,000 tonnes
  • In the first 10 vessels engines are twin MAN 8S80ME-C9.2 engines, 8-cylinders, 800 mm bore, 3450 mm stroke, rated at 29.7 MW @ 73 rpm each, with fuel consumption of 168 g/kWh[52] (80 m3 (21,200 US gal) per day)[53]
  • Propellers: Twin propellers, with 4 blades, 9.8 m in diameter[54]

Propulsion

Unlike conventional single-engined container ships, the new class of ships has a twin-skeg design: it has twin diesel engines, each driving a separate propeller. Usually, a single engine is more efficient,[12] but using two propellers allows a better distribution of pressure, which increases the propeller efficiency more than the disadvantage of using two engines.[55]

The engines have waste heat recovery (WHR) systems; these are also used in 20 other Mærsk vessels including the eight E-class ships. The name "Triple E class" refers to three design principles: "Economies of scale, energy efficiency, and environmental impact improvement".[49]

The twin-skeg principle also means that the engines can be lower and further back, allowing more room for cargo. Maersk requires ultra-long stroke two-stroke engines running at 80 rpm (versus 90 rpm in the E class);[56] but this requires more propeller area for the same effect, and such a combination is only possible with two propellers due to the shallow water depth of the desired route.[13][54]

A slower speed of 19 knots is designed, compared to the 23–26 knots of similar ships.[13] The top speed would be 25 knots, but steaming at 20 knots would reduce fuel consumption by 37%, and at 17.5 knots fuel consumption would be halved.[51] These slower speeds would add 2–6 days to journey times.[57]

The various environmental features are expected to cost $30 million per ship, of which the WHR is to cost $10 million.[12] Carbon dioxide emissions, per container, are expected to be 50% lower than emissions by typical ships on the Asia-Europe route[58] and 20% lower than Emma Maersk.[59] These are the most efficient container ships per TEU in the world. A cradle-to-cradle design principle was used to improve scrapping when the ships end their life.[60]

The Madrid Maersk and subsequent ships in the series use electric motor-generator sets to improve operation.[61]

Dimensions and layout

 
2013 comparison between the longest ships for different types of vessels, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller being the longest container ship at that time

The ships were the longest in the world.[62][63] They have since been surpassed by other container ships, like the MV Barzan, exactly 400 m (1,312 ft) long. The Triple E series and its competitors often leapfrog each other for capacity as the types are updated with new ships larger than their sisters. For a while, Madrid Maersk with 20,568 TEU had the world's largest capacity until superseded by the 21,413 TEU OOCL Hong Kong.[64]

The hull is more 'boxy' with a U cross-section compared to the V-shape of Maersk's E class; this allows more containers to be stored at lower levels so, while the Triple E class is only 3 m (9.8 ft) wider and 4 m (13 ft) longer, it can carry 2,500 (16%) more containers. The Triple E class can carry 23 rows of containers compared to 22 of the E class, which makes better use of the reach of current terminal cranes.[12]

The deckhouse is relatively further forward, whilst the engines are to the rear; similar to CMA CGM's Explorer class of containerships, also built by Daewoo.[65] The forward deckhouse allows containers to be stacked higher in front of the bridge, further increasing capacity while maintaining forward visibility sufficient to comply with SOLAS regulation V/22.

The Triple E-class vessels are operated by a crew of 13, while the even larger Globe class requires 31 on board.[citation needed]

When the class was ordered, no port in the Americas could handle ships of their size.[66] However, the following suitable ports include Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Qingdao, Yantian, Hong Kong, Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore, and Colombo in Asia, and Rotterdam, Gothenburg, Wilhelmshaven,[67] Bremerhaven, Southampton, London Gateway, Le Havre, Felixstowe, Gdańsk, Antwerp, and Algeciras in Europe. The ships will be too large for the New Panamax-sized locks on the Panama Canal,[66] and their main route is expected to be Asia-Europe (through the Suez Canal).[68] The draft of the Triple E class is 14.5 metres (48 ft), less than the SuezMax requirement of 55.9 ft (17.0 m) at 59 m (194 ft) beam.[69] Handling equipment at ports was the main constraint on size, rather than the dimensions of canals or straits.[12] The container port handling speed can be 29 moves per hour in Tanger-Med,[70] or 37 in Rotterdam (215 per ship).[71] Anchor and mooring winch systems are being supplied by TTS Marine.[72]

Market

Maersk Line planned to use the ships on routes between Europe and Asia.[63] In 2008, there was a reduction in demand for container transport caused by economic recessions in many countries. This left shipping lines in financial difficulties in 2009, with surplus capacity in their ships. Some ships were laid up or scrapped. However fortunately, there was a sudden resurgence of demand for container transport in 2010; Maersk Line posted its largest ever profit,[73] and orders for new ships increased, leading to fresh concerns about future overcapacity.[74] The market was still characterized by overcapacity and decreasing prices for new ships in 2013. China Shipping Container Lines ordered five ships with a capacity of 18,400 TEU[75] from Hyundai Heavy Industries,[76] topping the Triple E class, with delivery from late 2014.[75] United Arab Shipping Company has ordered (also from Hyundai) five slightly larger ships and five ships larger than the Maersk E class.[76] Several other larger ships have been ordered by the industry.[77]

Slow steaming, as used by the Triple E class, is one way of maximizing capacity and reducing fuel consumption. The order for many big ships is a gamble on Maersk's part that Chinese exports will continue to grow.[63] Lack of market growth in the second half of 2012 caused Maersk to postpone a decision on how to use the Triple E class. Five Triple E-class vessels were to be delivered in 2013, with an impact sometime in 2014 with eight or nine Triple E-class vessels operating.[78] Maersk already uses approximately 100 ships on the Asia-Europe route, which is their most important.[57] SeaIntel expects about 46 ships with more than 10,000 TEU each to be delivered worldwide in 2013.[79] The construction of newer, larger ships has influenced development plans at ports such as London Gateway and JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven (Germany),[80] and Algeciras and Tanjung had bigger cranes installed. The maximum number of TEUs carried in one trip was 18,024 in January 2015, in Algeciras, Spain.[81]

See also

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External links

External media
Images
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  Official media library
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  On board at Gdańsk
  MMM sailing under the Great Belt Bridge. Another gallery
Video
  Time-lapse video
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  Production video
  • Rendering of the Triple-E class
  • Kremer, William. "How much bigger can container ships get?", BBC News, BBC. 19 February 2013.
 
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The Triple E class is a family of very large container ships with a capacity of more than 18 000 TEUs which are owned and operated by Maersk Line Triple E class container ship Maersk Mc Kinney MollerClass overviewBuildersDaewoo ShipbuildingOperatorsMaerskPreceded byE classPlanned31Building0Completed31Active31General characteristicsTypeContainer shipTonnage196 000 DWTDisplacement55 000 tonnes empty 1 Length399 2 m 1 309 ft 9 in Beam58 6 m 192 ft 3 in Draft16 m 52 ft 6 in Decks4PropulsionTwin MAN 8S80ME engines 29 680 kilowatts 39 800 hp eachSpeedDesign cruise 16 knots 30 km h 18 mph Max 23 knots 43 km h 26 mph Capacity18 270 TEUNotesCost 185 million 1 General characteristics 2nd generation TypeContainer shipTonnage210 019 DWTLength399 2 m 1 309 ft 9 in Beam58 6 m 192 ft 3 in Draft17 m 55 ft 9 in PropulsionTwin MAN engines 31 000 kilowatts 42 000 hp eachCapacity20 568 TEUWith a length of 399 2 m 1 309 ft 9 in when they were built they were the largest container ships in the world but were subsequently surpassed by larger ones such as CSCL Globe 2 3 In February and June 2011 Maersk Line awarded Daewoo Shipbuilding amp Marine Engineering two US 1 9 billion contracts 3 8bn total to build twenty ships of this class The name Triple E is derived from the class s three design principles Economy of scale Energy efficiency and Environmental impact improvement The ships are 399 2 metres 1 309 ft 9 in long and 59 metres 193 ft 7 in wide While only 3 metres 9 ft 10 in longer and 4 metres 13 ft 1 in wider than the Maersk E class the Triple E ships are able to carry 2 500 more containers With a beam of 59 metres they are too wide to traverse the Panama Canal but can easily transit the Suez Canal One of the class s main design features is its dual 29 68 megawatt 39 800 hp eight cylinder ultra long stroke two stroke diesel engines driving two propellers at a design speed of 19 knots 35 km h 22 mph This class is by design slower than its predecessors using a strategy known as slow steaming expected to lower fuel consumption by 37 and carbon dioxide emissions per container by 50 The Triple E design helped Maersk win a Most Sustainable Ship Operator of the Year award in July 2011 Maersk plans to use the ships to service routes between Europe and Asia projecting that Chinese exports will continue to grow European Asian trade represents the company s largest market thus it already has 100 ships serving the route Contents 1 Orders and history 1 1 Ships 2 Design 2 1 Specifications 2 2 Propulsion 2 3 Dimensions and layout 3 Market 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOrders and history EditIn February 2011 Maersk announced orders for a new Triple E family of container ships with a capacity of 18 000 TEU with an emphasis on lower fuel consumption 4 They were built by Daewoo Shipbuilding amp Marine Engineering DSME in South Korea the initial order for ten ships was valued at US 1 9 billion 2 trillion Korean Won 5 Maersk had options to buy a further twenty ships 6 In June 2011 Maersk announced that 10 more ships had been ordered for 1 9bn 7 but an option for a third group of ten ships would not be exercised 8 Payment of the ship is tail heavy 40 while the ship is being built and the remaining 60 paid on delivery 9 Deliveries were scheduled to begin in 2013 10 Maersk negotiated a two year warranty whereas the standard is one year 1 Prior to 2010 many Maersk container ships had been built at Maersk s Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark but Asian builders had become more competitively priced 11 Maersk had approached several different builders in Asia having ruled out European shipbuilders on grounds of cost and Chinese on technological grounds 12 13 DSME builds three Triple Es at a time and it takes little more than a year to produce a ship 1 Investment in more efficient ships helped Maersk win the Sustainable Ship Operator of the Year award from Petromedia Group s on line publication sustainableshipping com in July 2011 14 In 2015 Maersk ordered an additional series of eleven 20 568 TEU second generation Triple E class ships due to be delivered from 2017 onwards The first ship is the Madrid Maersk She went on her maiden voyage to Antwerp 15 Ships Edit Maersk Triple E classNo Ship name Yard number IMO number Delivered Status Ref 1 Maersk Mc Kinney Moller 4250 9619907 2 July 2013 In service 16 2 Majestic Maersk 4251 9619919 2 August 2013 In service 17 3 Mary Maersk 4252 9619921 30 August 2013 In service 18 4 Marie Maersk 4253 9619933 18 October 2013 In service 19 5 Madison Maersk 4254 9619945 6 January 2014 In service 20 6 Magleby Maersk 4255 9619957 10 February 2014 In service 21 7 Maribo Maersk 4256 9619969 7 April 2014 In service 22 8 Marstal Maersk 4257 9619971 20 May 2014 In service 23 9 Matz Maersk 4258 9619983 10 June 2014 In service 24 10 Mayview Maersk 4259 9619995 25 July 2014 In service 25 11 Merete Maersk 4262 9632064 22 August 2014 In service 26 12 Mogens Maersk 4263 9632090 17 September 2014 In service 27 13 Morten Maersk 4264 9632105 10 November 2014 In service 28 14 Munkebo Maersk 4265 9632117 18 December 2014 In service 29 15 Maren Maersk 4266 9632129 29 December 2014 In service 30 16 Margrethe Maersk 4267 9632131 13 April 2015 In service 31 17 Marchen Maersk 4268 9632143 27 May 2015 In service 32 18 Mette Maersk 4269 9632155 6 May 2015 In service 33 19 Marit Maersk 4270 9632167 5 June 2015 In service 34 20 Mathilde Maersk 4271 9632179 30 June 2015 In service 35 Maersk Triple E class 2nd Generation 21 Madrid Maersk 4302 9778791 7 April 2017 In service 36 22 Munich Maersk 4303 9778806 15 June 2017 In service 37 23 Moscow Maersk 4304 9778818 14 July 2017 In service 38 24 Milan Maersk 4305 9778820 13 September 2017 In service 39 25 Monaco Maersk 4306 9778832 30 October 2017 In service 40 26 Marseille Maersk 4307 9778844 4 January 2018 In service 41 27 Manchester Maersk 4308 9780445 8 January 2018 In service 42 28 Murcia Maersk 4309 9780457 28 February 2018 In service 43 29 Manila Maersk 4310 9780469 29 March 2018 In service 44 30 Mumbai Maersk 4311 9780471 3 May 2018 In service 45 31 Maastricht Maersk 4312 9780483 10 January 2019 In service 46 Source Equasis 47 grosstonnage 48 Section of a Triple E class ship under construction Maersk Mc Kinney Moller passing through the Suez Canal Manila Maersk inbound Hamburg Germany in June 2018 Monaco Maersk of the 2nd generation 2018 in Hamburg Design Edit The Majestic Maersk is in Copenhagen in September 2013 shortly after entering service Maersk Line opened the ship up for public tours for four days At the time this was the longest and largest ship in service of any type Kayakers are seen paddling under Majestic Maersk s twin skeg stern Photo of Majestic Maersk showing its rear decks partially filled with containers Specifications Edit Capacity 18 270 TEU 49 50 Length 399 2 metres Draft 14 5 metres Beam 59 metres Height 73 metres Optimum speed 19 knots 35 km h Top speed 25 knots 46 km h 51 Deadweight 165 000 tonnes In the first 10 vessels engines are twin MAN 8S80ME C9 2 engines 8 cylinders 800 mm bore 3450 mm stroke rated at 29 7 MW 73 rpm each with fuel consumption of 168 g kWh 52 80 m3 21 200 US gal per day 53 Propellers Twin propellers with 4 blades 9 8 m in diameter 54 Propulsion Edit Unlike conventional single engined container ships the new class of ships has a twin skeg design it has twin diesel engines each driving a separate propeller Usually a single engine is more efficient 12 but using two propellers allows a better distribution of pressure which increases the propeller efficiency more than the disadvantage of using two engines 55 The engines have waste heat recovery WHR systems these are also used in 20 other Maersk vessels including the eight E class ships The name Triple E class refers to three design principles Economies of scale energy efficiency and environmental impact improvement 49 The twin skeg principle also means that the engines can be lower and further back allowing more room for cargo Maersk requires ultra long stroke two stroke engines running at 80 rpm versus 90 rpm in the E class 56 but this requires more propeller area for the same effect and such a combination is only possible with two propellers due to the shallow water depth of the desired route 13 54 A slower speed of 19 knots is designed compared to the 23 26 knots of similar ships 13 The top speed would be 25 knots but steaming at 20 knots would reduce fuel consumption by 37 and at 17 5 knots fuel consumption would be halved 51 These slower speeds would add 2 6 days to journey times 57 The various environmental features are expected to cost 30 million per ship of which the WHR is to cost 10 million 12 Carbon dioxide emissions per container are expected to be 50 lower than emissions by typical ships on the Asia Europe route 58 and 20 lower than Emma Maersk 59 These are the most efficient container ships per TEU in the world A cradle to cradle design principle was used to improve scrapping when the ships end their life 60 The Madrid Maersk and subsequent ships in the series use electric motor generator sets to improve operation 61 Dimensions and layout Edit 2013 comparison between the longest ships for different types of vessels Maersk Mc Kinney Moller being the longest container ship at that time The ships were the longest in the world 62 63 They have since been surpassed by other container ships like the MV Barzan exactly 400 m 1 312 ft long The Triple E series and its competitors often leapfrog each other for capacity as the types are updated with new ships larger than their sisters For a while Madrid Maersk with 20 568 TEU had the world s largest capacity until superseded by the 21 413 TEU OOCL Hong Kong 64 The hull is more boxy with a U cross section compared to the V shape of Maersk s E class this allows more containers to be stored at lower levels so while the Triple E class is only 3 m 9 8 ft wider and 4 m 13 ft longer it can carry 2 500 16 more containers The Triple E class can carry 23 rows of containers compared to 22 of the E class which makes better use of the reach of current terminal cranes 12 The deckhouse is relatively further forward whilst the engines are to the rear similar to CMA CGM s Explorer class of containerships also built by Daewoo 65 The forward deckhouse allows containers to be stacked higher in front of the bridge further increasing capacity while maintaining forward visibility sufficient to comply with SOLAS regulation V 22 The Triple E class vessels are operated by a crew of 13 while the even larger Globe class requires 31 on board citation needed When the class was ordered no port in the Americas could handle ships of their size 66 However the following suitable ports include Shanghai Ningbo Xiamen Qingdao Yantian Hong Kong Tanjung Pelepas Singapore and Colombo in Asia and Rotterdam Gothenburg Wilhelmshaven 67 Bremerhaven Southampton London Gateway Le Havre Felixstowe Gdansk Antwerp and Algeciras in Europe The ships will be too large for the New Panamax sized locks on the Panama Canal 66 and their main route is expected to be Asia Europe through the Suez Canal 68 The draft of the Triple E class is 14 5 metres 48 ft less than the SuezMax requirement of 55 9 ft 17 0 m at 59 m 194 ft beam 69 Handling equipment at ports was the main constraint on size rather than the dimensions of canals or straits 12 The container port handling speed can be 29 moves per hour in Tanger Med 70 or 37 in Rotterdam 215 per ship 71 Anchor and mooring winch systems are being supplied by TTS Marine 72 Market EditMaersk Line planned to use the ships on routes between Europe and Asia 63 In 2008 there was a reduction in demand for container transport caused by economic recessions in many countries This left shipping lines in financial difficulties in 2009 with surplus capacity in their ships Some ships were laid up or scrapped However fortunately there was a sudden resurgence of demand for container transport in 2010 Maersk Line posted its largest ever profit 73 and orders for new ships increased leading to fresh concerns about future overcapacity 74 The market was still characterized by overcapacity and decreasing prices for new ships in 2013 China Shipping Container Lines ordered five ships with a capacity of 18 400 TEU 75 from Hyundai Heavy Industries 76 topping the Triple E class with delivery from late 2014 75 United Arab Shipping Company has ordered also from Hyundai five slightly larger ships and five ships larger than the Maersk E class 76 Several other larger ships have been ordered by the industry 77 Slow steaming as used by the Triple E class is one way of maximizing capacity and reducing fuel consumption The order for many big ships is a gamble on Maersk s part that Chinese exports will continue to grow 63 Lack of market growth in the second half of 2012 caused Maersk to postpone a decision on how to use the Triple E class Five Triple E class vessels were to be delivered in 2013 with an impact sometime in 2014 with eight or nine Triple E class vessels operating 78 Maersk already uses approximately 100 ships on the Asia Europe route which is their most important 57 SeaIntel expects about 46 ships with more than 10 000 TEU each to be delivered worldwide in 2013 79 The construction of newer larger ships has influenced development plans at ports such as London Gateway and JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven Germany 80 and Algeciras and Tanjung had bigger cranes installed The maximum number of TEUs carried in one trip was 18 024 in January 2015 in Algeciras Spain 81 See also EditList of world s longest ships MalaccamaxReferences Edit a b c d Bennett Drake Manufacturing Holy Ship Bloomberg Businessweek 5 September 2013 Accessed 22 September 2013 MSC Zoe takes bow in triple first Lloyds List 3 August 2015 Retrieved 19 August 2015 MSC Oscar becomes the world s largest boxship Lloyds List 11 December 2014 Retrieved 19 August 2015 NORDIC ROUNDUP Maersk Orders 10 Container Carriers Wall Street Journal 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containerskibe indsaettes i 2013 ShippingWatch Retrieved 11 March 2013 UK DP World to Spend USD 2 5 Billion on London Deepwater Gateway Dredging Today 27 July 2011 Retrieved 15 August 2011 1 External links EditExternal mediaImages Construction photos More construction photos Diagrams amp comparisons Official media library Triple E at Langelinie On board at Gdansk MMM sailing under the Great Belt Bridge Another galleryVideo Time lapse video MMM sailing under the Great Belt Bridge Production videoMaking Waves Maersk s website dedicated to the new family of ships Rendering of the Triple E class Kremer William How much bigger can container ships get BBC News BBC 19 February 2013 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maersk Triple E class ships Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Triple E class container ship amp oldid 1111994072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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