The Edinburgh class (also known as the Pearl class) is a series of post-Panamax container built for Rickmers Group and Zodiac Maritime and were chartered to Maersk The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries.[1]
 Container ship Maersk Elba at Gdańsk Deepwater Container Terminal in 2011
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries |
| Operators | Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Company, CMA CGM |
| In service | 2010–present |
| Planned | 13 |
| Completed | 13 |
| Active | 13 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 366 m (1,200 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 48.2 m (158 ft 2 in) |
| Draft | 14.50–15.50 m (47 ft 7 in – 50 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 24.3 knots (45.0 km/h; 28.0 mph) |
| Capacity | |
History edit
The series was ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2007 to 2008 and delivered starting July 2010. The client of the series is the Hamburg-based Rickmers Group and were chartered to Maersk. The Explorer class and Daniela class are also based on the same design, but both broader.[2]
The Maersk Edinburgh class, along with the Explorer class were designed for a slow steaming container service from Europe to East Asia. The beginning of the service with the abbreviations FAL 5 and AE8 was already planned for the summer of 2009, but was not realised due to the financial crisis of 2007–2008. It will run through the ports of Le Havre, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Port Kelang, Singapore, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen-Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Kelang, and back to Le Havre. As of 2010, the ships of the Maersk Edinburgh class were introduced to the FAL5 / AE8 Far East Europe service.[1]
Records edit
The Maersk Elba visited Gdansk on May 11, 2011, becoming the largest container vessel ever handled by a Baltic Sea port, and then visited Port of Haifa in 2017 to set a record for the largest ship to dock in Israel.[3][4]
Ships edit
| Ship | Previous names | Yard number | IMO number | In service date | Operator | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ships built for Rickmers | ||||||
| Maersk Edinburgh | Pearl Rickmers (2010) | 2150 | 9456757 | 5 Jul 2010 | Maersk Line | [5] |
| Maersk Emden | Ruby Rickmers (2010) | 2151 | 9456769 | 9 Jul 2010 | Maersk Line | [6] |
| Maersk Eindhoven | Aqua Rickmers (2010) | 2152 | 9456771 | 16 Aug 2010 | Maersk Line | [7] |
| Maersk Essen | Coconee Rickmers (2010) | 2153 | 9456783 | 31 Aug 2010 | Maersk Line | [8] |
| Maersk Edmonton | Leo Rickmers (2011) | 2170 | 9458030 | 18 Feb 2011 | Maersk Line | [9] |
| Maersk Elba | Scorpio Rickmers* | 2171 | 9458078 | 10 Mar 2011 | Maersk Line | [10] |
| Maersk Evora | Tauro Rickmers* | 2172 | 9458080 | 1 Jun 2011 | Maersk Line | [11] |
| Maersk Essex | Libra Rickmers* | 2173 | 9458092 | 22 Jul 2011 | Maersk Line | [12] |
| Ships built for Zodiac Maritime | ||||||
| Edison | Maersk Edison (2011–2017) | S433 | 9463011 | 12 Jan 2011 | CMA CGM | [13] |
| Erving | Maersk Erving (2011–2017) | S434 | 9463023 | 2 Mar 2011 | CMA CGM | [14] |
| MSC Natasha | Maersk Eubank (2011–2018) | S435 | 9463035 | 30 Mar 2011 | MSC | [15] |
| MSC Emma | Maersk Enfield (2011–2012) CMA CGM Enfield (2012–2013) Maersk Enfield (2013–2018) |
S436 | 9463047 | 4 May 2011 | MSC | [16] |
| MSC Elisa | Maersk Effingham (2011–2012) CMA CGM Effingham (2012–2013) Maersk Effingham (2013–2018) |
S437 | 9463059 | 15 Jun 2011 | MSC | [17] |
| * = Shipping company's internal name only | ||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Four new big ones for Rickmers", Marine cafe (blog), July 2, 2010
- ^ Rickmers "Pearl" class" (PDF) (datasheet flyer), Rickmers Group, 2010, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-30
- ^ "Rickmers container vessel breaks all records as she sails into the Baltic", American Journal of Transportation, May 19, 2011
- ^ Eric Haun (February 2, 2017), Maersk Ship the Largest to Ever Call in Israel
- ^ "Maersk Edinburgh (9456757)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Maersk Emden (9456769)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Maersk Eindhoven (9456771)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Maersk Essen (9456783)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Maersk Edmonton (9458030)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Maersk Elba (9458078)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Maersk Evora (9458080)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Maersk Essex (9458092)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Edison (9463011)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Erving (9463023)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "MSC Natasha (9463035)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "MSC Emma (9463047)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "MSC Elisa (9463059)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-08-26.