1. Construction

2. Current service

3. Notes

4. References

Rio de la Plata is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.^[2] and operated by Maersk Line AS^[4]. The {{convert|286.45|m|ft|adj=on}} long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering^[1] in Okpo, South Korea in 2008. Originally owned by Rio de Janeiro GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd^[4], she has had two owners and been registered under two flags.

The vessel is one of three ships of the Rio class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in 2008.^[8][9]

Construction

Rio de la Plata had its keel laid down on 12 November 2007^[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering^[1] in Okpo, South Korea. Its hull has an overall length of {{convert|286.45|m|ft}}.^[1] In terms of width, the ship has a beam of {{convert|40|m|ft}}.^[1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is {{convert|24.2|m|ft}}.^[1]

The ship's container-carrying capacity of {{TEU|5,905|first=yes}} (5,905 20-foot shipping containers)^[7] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship.^[10] 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 {{DWT|80,454.6|long|disp=long}}.^[1]

The vessel was built with a Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division 8RTA96C^[6] main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,760 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system auxiliary generators at {{convert|3800|kW|hp|adj=on}} each.^[6] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler, as well as an Aalborg AQ-2 exhaust gas boiler.^[6]

Construction of the ship was completed on 2 April 2008.^[1] {{as of|2018}}, the ship is classified by the ABS with the code "A1, Container Carrier, AMS, ACCU; RRDA, BWE, Ice Class D0 , UWILD, TCM, PMP^[1]", meaning that it was constructed under the supervision of a recognized classification society, that the construction complies with the society's rules, and that it is classed as a general cargo carrier and container ship.^[1]

Current service

As of November 2018, Rio de la Plata runs the Hamburg Süd Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service.^[3]

Notes

References

• {{cite book |last1=Det Norske Veritas |first1= |authorlink1=Det Norske Veritas |last2= |first2= |authorlink2= |coauthors= |editor1-first= |editor1-last= |editor1-link= |others= |title=Rules for the Classification of Ships |trans-title=|url=https://exchange.dnv.com/Publishing/RulesShip/2011-01/ts102.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121214726/https://exchange.dnv.com/Publishing/RulesShip/2011-01/ts102.pdf|archivedate=2012-01-21|format= |accessdate=2011-08-05 |type= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= January 2011 |origyear= |publisher=Det Norske Veritas AS |location=Høvik, Norway |language= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |page= |pages= |at= |trans-chapter=|chapter=Part 1, Chapter 2: Class Notations |chapterurl= |quote= |ref= |bibcode= |laysummary= |laydate= |separator= |postscript= |dead-url=yes |lastauthoramp=}}
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• {{cite book |author=United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |authorlink=United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |editor= |others= |title=Review of Maritime Transport, 2008 |origdate= |origyear= |url=https://unctad.org/en/Docs/rmt2008_en.pdf |year=2008 |publisher=United Nations |location=New York and Geneva |format= PDF |isbn=978-92-1-112758-4 }}

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