Gülsün-class container ship
{{Short description|2019 class of container ship}}
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}} {{Infobox ship class overview | Builders = *Samsung Heavy Industries | Operators = Mediterranean Shipping Company | Class before = | Class after = | Subclasses = | Built range = | In service range = 2019–present | Total ships building = | Total ships planned = 16 | Total ships completed = 16 | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships active = 16 | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships scrapped = | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = (SHI) | Ship type = Container ship | Ship tonnage = {{GT|232,618}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|399.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|61.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|16.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = | Ship depth = {{convert|33.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = MAN Diesel & Turbo 11G95ME-C | Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = | Ship capacity = 23,756 TEU | Ship crew = | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = (DSME) | Ship type = Container ship | Ship tonnage = {{GT|228,714}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|399.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|61|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|16.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = | Ship depth = {{convert|33.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = MAN Diesel & Turbo 11G95ME-C | Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = | Ship capacity = 23,656 TEU | Ship crew = | Ship notes = }} |
The Gülsün class is a series of container ships built for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The largest ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 23,756 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). They were the largest container ships in the world when they were launched in 2019, surpassing {{ship||OOCL Hong Kong}} (21,413 TEU). They have since been surpassed by other ships like the {{sclass|Algeciras|container ship|4}} (23,964 TEU). The ships were the first container ships to feature 24 containers wide on deck.{{Cite web|title=World's Largest Container Ship Completes First Voyage from Asia to Europe|url=https://www.msc.com/usa/press/press-releases/2019-august/world-s-largest-container-ship-completes-first-voy|access-date=2020-07-25|website=www.msc.com|language=en}}
Orders and history
In 2017, MSC confirmed the order of 11 container ships with a capacity of at least 22,000 TEU.{{Cite web|title=MSC latest carrier to order 22,000-TEU vessels {{!}} JOC.com|url=https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/second-carrier-places-order-giant-22000-teu-vessels_20170921.html|access-date=2020-07-25|website=www.joc.com|archive-date=2020-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725165542/https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/second-carrier-places-order-giant-22000-teu-vessels_20170921.html|url-status=dead}} Six of them were to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries and the remaining five would be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. The first ship to be delivered was {{ship||MSC Gülsün}} in July 2019.
In 2019 MSC reportedly ordered five additional container ships from DSME as part of the original order. These ships are expected to start delivery by the end of 2021.{{Cite news|last=Paris|first=Costas|date=2019-10-15|title=Container Carrier MSC Orders Five Giant Box Ships for $762 Million|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/container-carrier-msc-orders-five-giant-box-ships-for-762-million-11571161325|access-date=2020-07-25|issn=0099-9660}}{{Cite web|date=2019-10-15|title=DSME Wins Order for Five Boxships|url=https://www.offshore-energy.biz/dsme-wins-order-for-five-boxships/|access-date=2020-07-25|website=Offshore Energy|language=en-US}}
On 28 July 2019 MSC Gülsün set a new container loading record by departing from the port of Tanjung Pelepas with 19,574 TEU of containers on board. Previous records were held by {{ship||Monaco Maersk}} with 19,284 TEU and {{ship||MOL Tribute}} with 19,190 TEU.{{Cite web|title=MSC Gulsun Sets New Container Loading Record|url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/msc-gulsun-sets-new-cargo-loading-record|access-date=2020-07-30|website=The Maritime Executive|language=en}} The record has since been beaten by {{ship||HMM Algeciras}} which carried 19,621 TEU from Yantian, China to Rotterdam.{{Cite web|title=HMM: Record ship Algeciras carries largest container load ever|url=https://www.swzmaritime.nl/news/2020/05/13/hmm-record-ship-algeciras-carries-largest-container-load-ever/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=SWZ{{!}}Maritime|language=en-US}}
List of ships
See also
- {{sclass2|Pegasus|container ship|1}}
- {{sclass2|Olympic|container ship|1}}
- {{sclass|London|container ship|1}}