HMM Megamax class
The HMM Oslo on July 5, 2020 in front of Cuxhaven
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The HMM Megamax class is a series of container ships operated by the Korean shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM). The twelve ships on order have been delivered since April 2020 and are among the largest container ships in the world .
history
The twelve-unit Megamax series was commissioned on September 28, 2018 from the South Korean shipbuilders Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) together with a series of smaller ULCS container ships to be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries . The contract was financially supported by the state-owned Korea Ocean Business Corporation. The ships are to be used between Europe and East Asia as part of the liner conference The Alliance , which HMM will join as a full member in April 2020. So far, HMM used Panamax ships as a strategic partner of the 2M alliance .
technology
Within the ULCS ships, the ships belong to the group of Megamax-24 container ships. Like the units of the MSC Megamax-24 and CMA CGM Megamax-24 , they are around 400 meters long and have 24 parking bays in length. The Megamax ships are about two and a half meters wider than the previously largest ULCS, so that they can stow an additional 24th row of containers transversely . According to the design, the containers can be stowed in up to twelve layers in the holds and on deck - a total of 24 layers. With a 13th layer on deck, however, the slot capacity was subsequently increased again to ultimately come to a nominal almost 24,000 TEU.
The deckhouse is arranged like most ULCS series relatively far forward, which an improved line of sight makes and thus a higher front deck loading. The bunker tanks are arranged below the superstructure; they meet the relevant MARPOL regulations. The holds of the ships are closed with pontoon hatch covers. The maximum container capacity was initially given as around 23,000 TEU; however, the units are built with around 24,000 TEU. There are connections for 2200 integral refrigerated containers .
The ships are powered by a two - stroke diesel engine that acts on a fixed propeller . The energy supply on board is ensured by an auxiliary diesel. The ships are designed for slow steaming .
The ships
HMM Megamax class | ||||
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Building name | Shipyard / construction number |
IMO number |
Keel laying, launching, delivery |
Renaming and whereabouts |
HMM Algeciras | DSME / 4318 |
9863297 | September 30, 2019 December 14, 2019 April 24, 2020 |
so in motion |
HMM Copenhagen | DSME / 4319 |
9863302 | - January 18, 2020 May 22, 2020 |
so in motion |
HMM Dublin | DSME / 4320 |
9863314 | November 5, 2019 - May 29, 2020 |
so in motion |
HMM Gdansk | DSME / 4321 |
9863326 | December 16, 2019 March 7, 2020 - |
under construction |
HMM Hamburg | DSME / 4322 |
9863338 | November 19, 2019 - - |
under construction |
HMM Helsinki | DSME / 4323 |
9863340 | - - - |
under construction |
HMM Le Havre | DMSE 4324 |
9868314 | - - - |
under construction |
HMM Oslo | SHI / 2288 |
9868326 | - October 22, 2019 May 8, 2020 |
so in motion |
HMM Rotterdam | SHI / 2289 |
9868338 | October 30, 2019 February 4, 2020 - |
so in motion |
HMM Southampton | SHI / 2290 |
9868340 | December 23, 2019 March 7, 2020 - |
under construction |
HMM Stockholm | SHI / 2291 |
9868352 | February 6, 2020 - - |
under construction |
HMM St Petersburg | SHI 2292 |
9868364 | - - - |
under construction |
Data: new-ships.com |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ HMM Names World's Largest Container Vessel, 'HMM Algeciras'. April 23, 2020, accessed April 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b HMM Launches World's First 24,000 TEU Containership. April 23, 2020, accessed April 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Entry in the Korean Register of Shipping (English)
- ↑ MAN's most powerful Mk10.5 type engine enters service , The Motorship, May 28, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Gavin van Marle: HMM set to take delivery of the latest 'world's biggest boxship' in April , at The Loadstar , February 12, 2020
- ↑ HMM Signs for 20 Container Ships from "Big Three" Yards at The Maritime Executive , September 28, 2018 (English)
- ↑ HMM aims to secure more ocean trade by joining THE Alliance at Turkey Seanews , July 2, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Wolfgang Eder: New Hamburg Far East Service , In: Daily port report , February 26, 2018
- ↑ Largest container ship in the world in South Korea christened April 24, 2020, accessed April 24, 2020.
- ↑ new-ships.com