MSC Zoe is one of the largest marine container ships in the world. This is the third [1] of the MSC Oscar [2] , MSC Oliver , MSC Maya and MSC Sveva ships.
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 Container ship MSC Zoe in tow at the port terminal of Rotterdam | |
| Flag |  Panama |
| Named after | |
| Class and type of vessel | container ship |
| Port of registry | Panama |
| IMO Number | 9703318 |
| Call sign | 3FBT7 |
| Organization | Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| Operator | Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| Manufacturer | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Geoje ,  South Korea |
| Launched | 2014 |
| Commissioned | 2015 |
| Status | in operation |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 197 362 gross |
| Length | 395.4 m |
| Width | 59 m |
| Height | 73 m |
| Draft | 16.00 m |
| Engines | 1x two-stroke diesel engine MAN Diesel 11S90ME-C |
| Power | 62.5 MW (83,800 hp) |
| Mover | 1x FFS (Fixed pitch screw) |
| Speed | 22.8 (42.2 km / h) |
| Crew | Max 35 |
| Register tonnage | 19,224 TEU ( deadweight : t) 1800 TEU ( deadweight : t) (refrigerated trucks) |
Content
Title
The vessel is named after Zoe Vago , the granddaughter of Gianluigi Aponte , Executive Director of Mediterranean Shipping Company [3] .
Construction
"MSC Zoe" is built at the shipyards of the South Korean company Daewoo [4] . Launched in 2014.
The cost of construction is 140 million US dollars.
June 24, 2015 transferred to the customer [5] .
Propulsion
The main engine of the container ship is the MAN Diesel 11S90ME-C two-stroke diesel engine. Maximum power - 62.5 MW (83,800 hp). Normal power 56.25 MW (75,430 hp).
Vessel Parameters
- Length - 395 m
- Width - 59 m
- Draft 16 m
- Displacement - 199,272 tons
- Capacity - 19,224 TEU containers
- Crew - 24-35 people
Loss of containers at sea
On January 1, 2019, about 345 containers fell overboard in the North Sea [6] . Of these, approximately 200 containers were lost north of the island of Terschelling, the remaining containers north of Borkum. 19 containers and their contents - including organic peroxides, children's toys, shoes, bags, pillows, chairs, televisions and plastic packaging - were washed ashore on the Dutch islands of Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schirmonnickog and on the German island of Borkum in Waddensee, guarded UNESCO Biosphere Reserve [7] .
Notes
- ↑ Container ship “MSC Zoe” with a capacity of 19224 TEU
- ↑ MSC Oscar Container Ship
- ↑ Container ship “MSC Zoe” with a capacity of 19224 TEU
- ↑ MSC Oscar Container Ship
- ↑ Container ship “MSC Maya” with a capacity of 19224 TEU
- ↑ Dry cargo ship lost containers with toxic chemicals in the North Sea
- ↑ MSC Zoe verloor geen 291 maar 345 zeecontainers