MSC Diletta

History
NameMSC Diletta
OperatorMediterranean Shipping Company
Yard number4327
Completed7 July 2021
IdentificationIMO number: 9897004 9897004
General characteristics
Length399.77 m (1,311 ft 7 in)
Beam61.04 m (200 ft 3 in)
Draught15.9 m (52 ft 2 in)
Capacity23,964 TEU

MSC Diletta is a container ship in a series of one of the biggest container ships worldwide. The ship was launched in 2021. She is almost 62 metres (203 ft 5 in) wide and 400 metres (1,312 ft 4 in) long. The ship has a capacity of 23,964 containers (23,964 TEU). MSC Diletta is operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company based in Geneva, Switzerland and The Netherlands. [1]

On 9 July 2022 the ship sailed through the Western Scheldt in the Netherlands. It was the largest ship ever to pass through it. As the ship is 15.90 meters deep, it was only ten centimeters less than the maximum draft of 16 meters in the Western Scheldt, between the North Sea and the Port of Antwerp. The passage was important for the port of Antwerp because the port would like to receive ships of this size.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "MSC Diletta (41836)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Geslaagde proef op Westerschelde: megacontainerschip scheert langs bodem". NOS (in Dutch). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Record verbroken op de Westerschelde: containerreus vaart voorbij". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Containerreus breekt record, 'maar het viel best wel tegen'". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.