London-class container ship

The London class is a series of six container ships built for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 16,652 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).[1] The ships were built by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in South Korea.

MSC Venice in the port of Antwerp
Class overview
Builders: STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
Operators: Mediterranean Shipping Company
In service: 2014–present
Planned: 6
Completed: 6
Active: 6
General characteristics
Type: Container ship
Tonnage: 176,490 GT
Length: 399 m (1,309 ft 1 in)
Beam: 54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Draught: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Capacity: 16,652 TEU

Four of the ships are owned by Zodiac Maritime.[2] The remaining two are owned by Eastern Pacific Shipping. The ships are chartered to MSC[3]

List of ships
Ship Yard number IMO number Delivery Status ref
MSC London 1527 9606302 10 Jul 2014 In service [4]
MSC New York 1528 9606314 20 Oct 2014 In service [5]
MSC Istanbul 1529 9606326 15 Jan 2015 In service [6]
MSC Amsterdam 1530 9606338 15 Apr 2015 In service [7]
MSC Hamburg 1551 9647461 26 Oct 2015 In service [8]
MSC Venice 1552 9647473 25 Jan 2016 In service [9]

See also

References
  1. "Our Fleet of Vessels | MSC". www.msc.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  2. "Zodiac Maritime - Fleet List". www.zodiac-maritime.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  3. "MSC takes on charter, new 15,908-TEU Istanbul from Korea's STX". SeaNews Turkey| International Shipping Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  4. "MSC London (9606302)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  5. "MSC New York (9606314)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  6. "MSC Istanbul (9606326)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  7. "MSC Amsterdam (9606338)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  8. "MSC Hamburg (9647461)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  9. "MSC Venice (9647473)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-12.


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