With the ships of the Ming Sun class, the Yang Ming Line, which was founded in 1972 and previously only operated its liner services with general cargo and semi-container ships, built up its own fleet of full container ships and expanded its route network with them. Except for a few chartered ships, the ships remained in the service of their original clients until they were scrapped in 2008/09. The only exception was the Ming Universe - it was sold in 2002 and converted into the Rodolfo Mata on behalf of the Lebanese Fares Group , the largest animal transporter in the world at the time with a transport capacity of 135,000 sheep . The ship stayed in service until 2012 before it was also canceled.
description
The superstructure of the ship was about four fifths of the length aft . The six holds were arranged in front of the deckhouse, equipped with cell guides and closed by pontoon hatch covers. The container capacity was initially 1608 TEU , later the capacity was increased to 1984 TEU. Initially 102 and later 140 conventional refrigerated containers could be supplied.
The ships received Sulzer main engines of the type 9RND90M with an output of 21,351 kW, which was built under license by Ishikawajima Harima in the Japanese city of Aioi . The single-acting nine-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine acted directly on a fixed propeller and helped the ships to reach a speed of 21.5 knots . Two generators with 900 kW and two generators with 560 kW were installed to supply energy.
The ships
Ming Sun class
Building name
Build number
IMO number
Commissioning
Renaming and whereabouts
Ming Sun
39
7810870
March 14, 1980
1998 Sun River , 2001 Ocean Genius , 2004 YM Sun , scrapped in China from January 18, 2009.
Ming Moon
40
7810882
March 25, 1980
1998 COSCO Atlantic , 2002 Ocean Luna , 2004 YM Moon , scrapped from December 12, 2008 at Changjiang Shipbreaking Company in Jiangyin.
Ming Star
41
7810894
May 26, 1980
1999 Starlight River , 2001 Ocean Starlight , 2004 YM Star , scrapped in Guangzhou on January 6, 2009.
Ming Galaxy
42
7810909
June 20, 1980
1998 Atlantic Bridge , 2002 Ocean Atlantic , 2004 YM Galaxy , scrapped in Chittagong on November 29, 2008.
Ming Glory
43
7810911
September 1, 1980
1998 Gulf Bridge , 2002 Ocean Gulf , 2004 Glory Bridge , 2006 YM Glory , scrapped in Xinhui from January 13, 2009.
Ming Ocean
44
7810923
September 12, 1980
1996 Dover Bridge , 1998 Ming Ocean , 2004 YM Ocean , scrapped in Alang on January 31, 2009.
Ming Universe
45
7810935
3rd October 1980
1993 Med Genova , 1998 Ming Universe , converted into an animal transporter Rodolfo Mata in 2002 , Deneb Prima in 2006 , Stella Deneb in 2007 , Ocean Shearer in 2009 , scrapped in Chittagong from May 25, 2012.
Ming Comfort
163
8012657
July 22, 1982
1996 Malacca Bridge , 1998 Ming Comfort , 2003 Sentosa Bridge , 2004 YM Comfort , scrapped from January 15, 2009 in Xinhui.
Ming Energy
164
8012669
March 12, 1983
1993 Med Keelung , 2004 YM Energy , scrapped in China from January 8, 2009.
Ming Fortune
165
8012671
March 30, 1983
1994 Maersk Dubai , 1996 Med Taichung , 2003 Kota Permas , 2004 YM Fortune scrapped in Xinhui on January 9, 2009.
Ming Longevity
166
8012683
May 3, 1983
1993 Maersk Jeddah , 1993 Med Hong Kong , 1995 Ming Longevity , 1996 Gibraltar Bridge , 1998 Ming Longevity , 2004 YM Longevity , scrapped in Xinhui from January 2, 2009.
literature
Jim Shaw: Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation , In: Harbor & Shipping , Volume 73, Progress Publications, 1990, pp. 10ff.
James L. Shaw: Company Profile , In: Asian Shipping, Asia Trade Journals Limited, 1989, pp. 7ff.
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