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The World's Largest Cargo Ship
Get a load of this ship! 15,000 containers and a
207-foot beam! And look at the crew size for a ship
that is longer than a
U.S.
aircraft carrier (which has a complement of 5,000 men
and officers).
Think it's big enough? Notice that a 207-foot beam
means it was NOT designed for the Panama or Suez
canals. It is strictly trans-Pacific. Check out the
cruise speed…..31 mph means the goods arrive 4 days
before the typical container ship (18-20 mph) on a
China-to-California run. So this behemoth is hugely
competitive carrying perishable goods. This ship was
built in three, and perhaps as many as five, sections.
The sections were floated together and then welded.
The
ship is named
Emma Maersk.
The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building
and has 11 rigs that can operate simultaneously.
Additional info:
Country of origin: Denmark
Length - 1,302 ft
Width - 207 ft
Net cargo - 123,200 tons
Engine - 14
in-line cylinder diesel engine (110,000 BHP)
Cruise Speed - 31 mi/h
Cargo
capacity - 15,000 TEU.
Note:
A cargo ship's
capacity is measured in
TEUs
(twenty-foot equivalent units).
This is the number of
20-foot containers that a vessel can carry.
Crew - 13
people
First Trip -
Sept. 08, 2006
Construction cost - US $145,000,000+
Silicone paint applied to the ship's
bottom reduces water resistance
and saves 317,000
gallons of diesel per year.
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