Ebba Maersk

The Maersk E-class vessel at the PSA Terminal at the Deurganck dock

 

Length over all : 397,70 meters

Beam : 56,40 meters

Maximum draugth : 16 meters

Built : 2007

Yard : Odense Shipyard, Denmark

Capacity : 15550 TEU (nominal), 11000 TEU at 14 tons

Reefer plugs : 1300

Gross registered tonnage: 170794

Deadweight : 152800

Engine : WAR14RT-flex96C

Power output 80080 kW

Maxmum speed : 24,5kn

Owner : Maersk

Operator : Maersk Line

 

This E-class ship represents the pinacle of classic container ship design where the engine room is situated under the superstructure. One of the problems with this design is that with the length of the vessels increasing, the propellor shaft becomes too long. A solution is too put the bridge and engine room further back but this reduces the capacity as less containers can be stowed on deck to have a clear view from the bridge. That is why, after this, the bridge was put further forward and the engine separate towards the back of the vessel. Containers can be stowed higher behind the bridge and the propellor shaft is still within a 'managable length' to keep to eliminate any vibrations as it spins at about 90 rpm.

 

The vessel calls on Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Hamburg, Antwerp, Felixstowe, Singapore, Busan, Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas and back to Rotterdam in a 76 day round trip

 

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