Rio Bravo (ship)

Container ship Rio Bravo
History
Singapore[1]
Name2018–present: Rio Bravo[1]
OwnerA.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[2]
OperatorMaersk Line AS[3]
Port of registrySingapore as of 13 March 2018[1]
Route
  • Hamburg Süd North Europe - South Mediterranean (NESM) liner service[4]
  • Hamburg Süd Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service[5]
Identification
StatusIn service[6]
History
Liberia[1]
Name2011–present: Rio Bravo[1]
OwnerRio Bravo GmbH & Co KG[3]
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[3]
Port of registryMonrovia, Liberia as of 11 January 2011[3]
Germany[1]
Name2009–present: Rio Bravo[1]
OwnerRio Bravo GmbH & Co KG[3]
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[3]
Port of registryGermany as of 8 January 2009[3]
BuilderDaewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries[1]
Laid down7 July 2008[1]
Launched12 March 2009
Completed18 August 2009[1]
IdentificationIMO number: 9348091
General characteristics
Tonnage80,225 t DWT[1]
Length286.45 m (939 ft 10 in)[1]
Beam40 m (131 ft 3 in)[1]
Depth24.2 m (79 ft 5 in)[1]
Ice classD0
Installed powerDoosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C[7]
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)[8]

Rio Bravo is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[2] and operated by Maersk Line AS.[3] The 286.45-metre (939.8 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries[1] in Mangalia, Romania in 2009. Originally owned by Rio Bravo GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[3] she has had two owners and been registered under three flags.

The vessel is one of three ships of the Rio class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries in 2009.[9][10]

Construction

Rio Bravo had its keel laid down on 7 July 2008[1] at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries[1] in Mangalia, Romania. Its hull has an overall length of 286.45 metres (939.8 ft).[1] In terms of width, the ship has a beam of 40 metres (130 ft).[1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft).[1]

The ship's container-carrying capacity of 5,905 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,905 20-foot shipping containers)[8] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship.[11] The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 73,899.[1] Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 39,673.[1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 80,225.8 long tons deadweight (DWT).[1]

The vessel was built with a Doosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C[7] main engine, which drives a fixed pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,765 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system auxiliary generators, 2 at 5,428.5-kilowatt (7,279.7 hp), and 2 at 4,071.4-kilowatt (5,459.8 hp).[7] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler.[7]

Construction of the ship was completed on 18 August 2009.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "ABS Record - General Characteristics", 2018.
  2. ^ a b "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Equasis", 2018.
  4. ^ "North Europe - South Mediterranean (NESM) liner service", 2018.
  5. ^ "Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service", p. 9-10, 2018.
  6. ^ "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Port of Hamburg - Rio Bravo", 2018.
  9. ^ "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
  10. ^ "Fleetmon Rio Class", 2018.
  11. ^ MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels" Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2009, p.8-9.

References

  • Det Norske Veritas (January 2011). "Part 1, Chapter 2: Class Notations". Rules for the Classification of Ships (PDF). Høvik, Norway: Det Norske Veritas AS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  • International Maritime Organization (2002). "International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969". International Maritime Organization. Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2008). Review of Maritime Transport, 2008 (PDF). New York and Geneva: United Nations. ISBN 978-92-1-112758-4.