How large ships are built (timelapse)
Ever wondered how these huge freight carriers, which have a length of more
than 1000 feet, are built and then watered? Then you should watch this 75
seconds timelapse and your question should be answered. Maersk and a
shipyard in Korea have built the largest freight carrier, recording the result.
What you see, is the growth of the largest container freight ship. It’s dimensions are as follows:
- Length: 400 metres (1312 feet)
- Width: 59 metres (194 feet)
- Height: 73 metres (240 feet)
- Draft: 14 metres (48 feet)
- Capacity: 18’000 small cargo units (TEU – Twenty-feet-Equivalent-Unit)
- Deadweight tonnage: 160’000 tonnes
- Speed: up to 25 knots (46 km/h) – Optimum: 19 knots (37 km/h)
- Two ultra-long-stroke diesel engines delivering 64’000 kW (86.000 HP) power
- Two 4-blade propellers with 9.8 metres (31.5 feet) diameter
- At 17 knots only half the fuel is needed
- Double-hull construction
- Price: 190 million US$ per ship (10 ordered, 20 planned until 2015)
- Operation area: Europe-Asia, Suez channel (USA ports don’t support draft!)
- Europe ports: Rotterdam, Gothenburg, Bremerhaven and Felixstowe
- Asia ports: Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Yantian, Hong Kong, and Singapore
As you can see, the new vessel is just 2 metres shorter than a quarter-mile and thus stil a very impressive vessel. The Triple-E container ship is at the moment the biggest man-made ship and the most-efficient and environment-friendly cargo vessel to date!
What a HUGE vessel! – Imagine a 20-storey-skyscraper besides!
So watch the entire build here:
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