Mærsk H class

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Mærsk H class
The burning Maersk Honam
The burning Maersk Honam
Ship data
Ship type Container Ship
Shipping company Mærsk Line , Copenhagen
Shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries
Construction period 2015 to 2019
Units built 11
Ship dimensions and crew
length
353.02 m ( Lüa )
340.50 m ( Lpp )
width 53.50 m
Side height 29.90 m
Draft Max. 15.0 m
measurement 153,744 GT / 70,694 NRZ
Machine system
machine 1 × MAN - diesel engine (type: 8G95ME-C9.5)
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		54,960 kW (74,725 hp)
propeller 1 × fixed propeller
Transport capacities
Load capacity 162,050 dwt
Container 15,226 TEU
Others
Classifications American Bureau of Shipping

The Mærsk H-Class is a class of full container ships operated by the Danish shipping company Mærsk Line . The ships belong to the class of Ultra Large Container Ships .

history

The ships will be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea . Nine ships of the class were ordered on July 8, 2015 for delivery in 2017 and 2018. The contract includes the option for up to eight additional ships in the class, two of which were ordered in 2017. It was delivered in 2019. The steel cut began in October 2015, the keel laying of the first three units took place on December 10, 2015.

Incidents

On board the Maersk Honam , which was in the Arabian Sea with 7,860 containers on its way from Singapore to the Suez Canal , a fire broke out in one of the holds in front of the deckhouse on March 6, 2018, around 900  nautical miles southeast of Salala in Oman . After the fire could not be brought under control with on-board resources, 23 crew members left the ship. They were picked up by the container ship ALS Ceres , which was on its way to Singapore and arrived at the distressed party around three hours after an emergency call. At least four seamen had suffered severe injuries, and four other seamen were missing. Three of them were later found dead on board. One of the rescued seafarers died from his injuries while on board the ALS Ceres (IMO no. 9464716). Two crew members, who were in critical condition, were taken over by an Indian Navy ship , the others brought to Kochi in southern India by the ALS Ceres .

The fire spread over the deck cargo. It was initially fought by a patrol boat belonging to the Indian coast guard; later ocean tugs and suppliers took over the fire fighting. The fire that had spread across the three holds in front of the deckhouse was largely contained after about a week. The extinguishing work continued for several weeks.

The ship was towed into the Persian Gulf and reached the roadstead of Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates on April 24, 2018 . The last nests of fire were extinguished here and the ship prepared for extinguishing in Jabal Ali.

On May 27, 2018, the ship was towed into the port of Jebel Ali, where it was completely unloaded. On June 18, it became the shipyard Drydocks World towed. There the front part of the ship, which was badly damaged by the fire, was cut off and was almost 125 meters long. The rear part of the ship was brought to South Korea in February 2019 with the semi-submersible Xin Guang Hua (IMO No. 9751573) to be joined to a newly built foredeck at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard , which also built the ship . In July 2019 the ship was named Maersk Halifax . Since the repair was completed in August 2019, the ship has been back in service.

description

As with other ULCS, the deckhouse is located relatively far forward in order to be able to load the highest possible number of containers on deck in front of the deckhouse .

The ships have 21 40-foot bays on deck. Six bays are in front of the deckhouse, eleven between the deckhouse and chimney and four behind the chimney. Up to 21 containers can be loaded side by side on deck.

The holds are equipped with cell guides. The parking spaces on deck are also equipped with cell guides up to three layers on top of each other. In front of the foremost row of containers there is a breakwater to protect the cargo from overflowing water.

Mærsk Line uses the ships in regular services between the Far East and the Mediterranean .

Technical specifications

The drive of the vessels is performed by a eight-cylinder - diesel engine from MAN Diesel (type: 8G95ME-C9.5) with 54,960  kW power , built by HHI Engine & Machinery Division under license. The engine acts on a fixed propeller . The ships are equipped with two bow thrusters and two stern thrusters.

Four diesel generators from HHI Electro Electric System (type: HSJ7 801-10P) each with an output of 2,850 kW and a shaft generator from Siemens Electric Machines are available for power generation.

Ships

Mærsk H class
Building name Construction
number		 IMO
number		 Keel laying,
launching,
delivery		 Renaming
and whereabouts
Maersk Hong Kong 2871 9784257 December 10, 2015
January 26, 2017
July 6, 2017		 so in motion
Maersk Horsburgh 2872 9784269 December 10, 2015
May 1, 2017
August 11, 2017		 so in motion
Maersk Honam 2873 9784271 December 10, 2015
May 12, 2017
August 31, 2017		 Maersk Halifax (2019), so in motion
Maersk Hidalgo 2874 9784283 December 15, 2015
June
16, 2017 October 16, 2017		 so in motion
Maersk Hanoi 2875 9784295 December 15, 2015
September 1, 2017
January 6, 2018		 so in motion
Maersk Hangzhou 2876 9784300 December 15, 2015
September 22, 2017
February 5, 2018		 so in motion
Maersk Hamburg 2877 9784312 December 16, 2015
February 9, 2018
May 1, 2018		 so in motion
Maersk Herrera 2878 9784324 December 16, 2015
May 11, 2018
July 31, 2018		 so in motion
Maersk Havana 2879 9784336 December 16, 2015
August 17, 2018
January 4, 2019		 so in motion
Maersk Huacho 3040 9848948 December 17th, 2015 December
15th, 2018
April 15th, 2019		 so in motion
Maersk Houston 3041 9848950 December 17, 2015
January 14, 2019
May 15, 2019		 so in motion
Data: ABS Record

All ships are operated under the flag of Singapore.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ John Churchill: New ships come with a twist ( Memento of March 7, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), press release, AP Møller-Mærsk , August 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Maersk Line Orders USD 1.1 Billion Worth of Boxships at HHI , World Maritime News, July 8, 2015. Accessed March 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ Maersk Line Books 15,000 TEU Boxship Duo at HHI , World Maritime News, February 19, 2018. Accessed March 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Serious fire on Maersk Line container vessel in the Arabian Sea , press release, Mærsk Line, March 7, 2018. Accessed March 8, 2018.
  5. ^ A b André Germann: "Maersk Honam" burns in the Arabian Sea , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung , March 7, 2018.
  6. ^ A b André Germann: A dead person after fire on "Maersk Honam" , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung, March 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ Mike Schuler: Major Fire on Ultra-Large Containership Maersk Honam in Arabian Sea, Situation 'Critical' , gCaptain, March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  8. ↑ Remains of three out of four of the missing crew members found onboard Maersk Honam , press release, Mærsk Line, March 12, 2018. Accessed March 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ One evacuated crew member has passed away , press release, Mærsk Line, March 8, 2018. Accessed March 8, 2018.
  10. ↑ Hope fades for finding the missing seafarers after the fire onboard Maersk Honam , press release, Mærsk Line, March 8, 2018. Accessed March 9, 2018.
  11. ^ André Germann: Reinforcement for "Maersk Honam" on the way , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung, March 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ Mikhail Voytenko: Ultra Large Container Ship MAERSK HONAM major fire , Maritime Bulletin, March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  13. ↑ a b c "Maersk Honam" reaches anchorage off Jebel Ali ( memento from April 24, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), Hansa - International Maritime Journal , April 24, 2018.
  14. ↑ Boskalis redt Maersk Honam na grote brand , De Binnenvaartkrant, March 15, 2018. Accessed July 25, 2019.
  15. ↑ Maersk Honam Battling a Fire for Over a Month , World Maritime News, April 9, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  16. ↑ Maersk Honam Seeks Refuge at Port of Jebel Ali , The Maritime Executive, March 22, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  17. ↑ Maersk Honam reaches anchorage outside Jebel Ali Port , press release, Mærsk Line, April 23, 2018. Accessed April 24, 2018.
  18. ↑ Maersk Honam Continues to Burn , The Maritime Executive, April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  19. ↑ Mike Schuler: Fire-Ravaged Maersk Honam Arrives at Anchorage Outside Jebel Ali Port , gCaptain, April 23, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  20. ↑ Mike Schuler: Maersk Honam Docks in Jebel Ali Nearly Three Months After Fire , gCaptain, May 29, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  21. ↑ 'Maersk Honam' salvage draws to a close , Maritime Journal, June 22, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  22. ↑ Fire damaged container ship docked in Dubai , SeaNews Turkey, June 20, 2018. Accessed August 20, 2018.
  23. ↑ Photos: Maersk Honam's Stern Loaded for Transport , The Maritime Executive, March 15, 2019. Accessed March 24, 2019.
  24. ↑ Maersk Honam to Be Shipped to Hyundai Heavy for Rebuilding , World Maritime News, January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  25. ↑ Masersk Honam returns repaired. Hansa - International Maritime Journal, July 24, 2019, accessed July 25, 2019 .
  26. ^ Rebuilt Maersk Honam Returns to Service as Maersk Halifax. August 9, 2019, accessed August 15, 2019 .
  27. ^ John Churchill: Ships for the long (and short) haul , press release, AP Møller-Mærsk, May 1, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  28. ↑ ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping, accessed July 25, 2019 .