UASC A15 class

**UASC A15 class**
	The Salahuddin starting from the port of Hamburg
Ship data
Ship type	Container Ship
Shipping company	United Arab Shipping Company, Kuwait ; Hapag-Lloyd
Shipyard	Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan ; Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, South Korea
Construction period	2014 to 2017
Units built	11
Cruising areas	Worldwide trip
Ship dimensions and crew
length	368.52 m ( Lüa ) 352.00 m ( Lpp )
width	51.00 m
Side height	30.35 m
Draft	Max. 15.50 m
measurement	153,148 GT
Machine system
machine	1 × Hyundai MAN B&W 9S90ME-C10.2 nine-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine
Top ; speed	22.0 kn (41 km / h)
propeller	1 × fixed propeller
Transport capacities
Load capacity	134,300 dwt
Container	15,000 TEU
Others
Classifications	DNV GL

The UASC A15-class container ships of the Kuwait-based United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) belong to the ULCS group .

history

The series was built from 2014 to 2017 by the South Korean shipyards Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) and comprises eleven units. All ships of the class are used in liner services between Europe and East Asia. The ships cost about $ 125 million per unit. As a result of the merger of UASC with Hapag-Lloyd , the ships came to Hapag-Lloyd in 2017.

technology

The Al Nasriyah starting from the port of Hamburg

In terms of shipbuilding, the A15 ships classified by DNV GL are designed like the majority of the ULCS series that are already in operation . The deckhouse is located approximately at the end of the forward third of the ship, which enables an improved line of sight and thus a higher forward deck loading, while the chimney and machinery are located in the rear third. 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 is given as 15,000 TEU. There are also connections for integral refrigerated containers . The berthing and casting off maneuvers are supported by two bow thrusters .

The ships are powered by a nine-cylinder two - stroke diesel engine of the type MAN B&W 9S90ME-C10.2, built under license by Hyundai , which acts on a single fixed-pitch propeller . The main engines are designed to run on LNG as fuel. The ships should meet the IMO's Energy Efficiency Design Index .

In 2018, Hapag-Lloyd signed a contract with Huarun Dadong Dockyard Co. in Shanghai to convert the Sajir's propulsion system to LNG operation.

The ships

The Al Jmeliyah

UASC A15 class
Ship name	Shipyard / construction number	IMO number	Keel laying, launching, delivery	Client	Renaming and whereabouts
Sajir	HHI / 2714	9708784	June 2, 2014 September 26, 2014 December 4, 2014	UASC	so in motion
Al Murabba	HSHI / S737	9708837	July 29, 2014 November 1, 2014 January 2, 2015	UASC	so in motion
Salahuddin	HHI / 2715	9708796	July 21, 2014 November 14, 2014 February 8, 2015	UASC	so in motion
Linah	HHI / 2716	9708801	November 18, 2014 February 27, 2015 May 20, 2015	UASC	so in motion
Al Nasriyah	HSHI / S738	9708849	April 22, 2015 July 16, 2015 October 1, 2015	UASC	so in motion
Al Dhail	HSHI / S739	9732307	July 20, 2015 October 31, 2015 January 20, 2016	UASC	so in motion
Al Mashrab	HSHI / S740	9732319	September 8, 2015 December 12, 2015 March 4, 2016	UASC	so in motion
Al Jasrah	HSHI / S741	9732321	November 2, 2015 January 25, 2016 May 2, 2016	UASC	so in motion
Umm Qarn	HSHI / S742	9732333	December 15, 2015 March 5, 2016 June 17, 2016	UASC	so in motion
Afif	HSHI / S743	9732345	December 23, 2015 May 14, 2016 June 27, 2017	UASC	so in motion
Al Jmeliyah	HSHI / S744	9732357	December 24, 2015 June 18, 2016 September 28, 2017	UASC	so in motion
Data: Equasis

Web links

Commons : UASC A15 class - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

UASC Names First Ever LNG-Ready Ultra Large Container Vessel at HHI Shipyard in Ulsan on the website of the United Arab Shipping Company from November 27, 2014 (English)
UASC kicks off new era with naming of pioneering boxship at Tradewinds News (English)
Data on the A15 and A18 classes at Berend Pruin . Archived from the original on March 9, 2015 ; accessed on September 16, 2017 .

Individual evidence

^ Hapag-Lloyd ships. Retrieved September 29, 2017 .
↑ Pilot project paves the way for LNG retrofitting on large ships / 15 to 30 percent less CO ₂ emissions possible. Seereisenportal, February 6, 2019, accessed on February 9, 2018 .
↑ DNV GL: Afif. Retrieved July 30, 2017 .
↑ DNV GL: Al Jmeliyah. Retrieved September 28, 2017 .
↑ Equasis homepage (English)
^ Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London

[1] Hapag-Lloyd ships. Retrieved September 29, 2017 .

[2] Pilot project paves the way for LNG retrofitting on large ships / 15 to 30 percent less CO ₂ emissions possible. Seereisenportal, February 6, 2019, accessed on February 9, 2018 .

[3] DNV GL: Afif. Retrieved July 30, 2017 .

[4] DNV GL: Al Jmeliyah. Retrieved September 28, 2017 .

[5] Equasis homepage (English)

[6] Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London