Engineering:Cosco Hellas
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.jpg) The Cosco Hellas out to choppy seas.
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| History | |
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| Name: | Cosco Hellas |
| Owner: | Caravokyra Maritime Corp[1] |
| Operator: | Costamare Shipping Co SA[1] |
| Port of registry: |
Piraeus,  Greece[1] |
| Builder: | Hyundai Heavy Industries[1] |
| Yard number: | 1654[1] |
| Christened: | Greece [2] |
| Completed: | July 2006[1] |
| Identification: |
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| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 109,149[1] |
| Length: | 350.0 m (1,148.3 ft)/1,148.3 ft[1] |
| Beam: | 42.8 m (140 ft)/140 ft[1] |
| Depth: | 27.30[1] |
| Installed power: | 74760 kW[1] |
| Propulsion: | 1 FP propeller[1] |
| Speed: | 25.4 knots (47.0 km/h; 29.2 mph)[1] |
The Cosco Hellas is one of the largest container ships in the world. It is owned by Caravokyra Maritime Corp and operated by Costamare Shipping.[1] Its Port of Registry is Piraeus, Greece.[1] The Cosco Hellas is a sister ship of the Cosco Beijing.[3] The Cosco Hellas has three more large container vessels sisters: Cosco Ningbo, Cosco Yantian, and Cosco Guangzhou.[4] On July 27, a celebration ceremony for christening of Cosco Hellas.[2] The Cosco Hellas is currently sailing on the AE1-loop which connects Asia and Europe.[5] According to Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on July 28, 2006 during the ceremony for the christering of the new Chinese- leased conteainer ship COSCO Hellas” in Piraeus, emphasized on the close bonds of friendship between the Greek and Chinese peoples in the best possible way. [6]
On July 11, 2006, the Capt. Wei Jiafu, captain of COSCO HELLAS, attended the China Maritime Day 2006 at the port of Shanghai. The purpose of the celebration was to prize the Ten distinguished leaders in Chinese maritime industry. The event was mastered by the Vise-Minister of the Ministry of Communications of China, Xu Zuyuan.[7]
Hull and engine
The Cosco Hellas has a length of 350 m and a beam of 43 m.[1] It was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea.[1] It is a fully cellular container ship with a capacity of 9469 TEU, including 700 refrigerated containers.[1] The dimensions of the Cosco Hellas are just small enough to allow to sail through the Westerschelde slaloms near Antwerp.[3]
The Cosco Hellas is powered by a MAN-B&W 12K98MC, a 2 stroke 12 cylinder engine, capable of producing 74,760 kW. This engine drives a single fixed prop propeller that can sustain a speed of 25 kt.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 IHS Fairplay (2010). Register of Ships. Surrey, RH1 1UP, United Kingdom: IHS Fairplay. pp. 2140. ISBN 978-1-906313-41-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "COSCO HELLAS Christened in Greece". http://www.cosco.com.cn/en/news/detail.jsp?docId=8207. Retrieved 2006-07-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jansen, Ben (10 November 2008). "Antwerp will make arrangements for regular ships to a length of 400 meters on the Western order.". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant. http://global.factiva.com/en/du/article.asp?accessionno=PZEEUC0020081110e4ba00004&accountid=9CAL000600&namespace=16. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ↑ "Cosco Hellas". Ship of the day. http://shipoftheday.blogspot.com/2008/02/cosco-hellas.html. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ "Ship of the Day". http://shipoftheday.blogspot.com/2007/10/cosco-hellas.html.
- ↑ "PM attends christening of "COSCO HELLAS" in Piraeus". Press Office Washington, DC. http://www.greekembassy.org/embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=3&folder=531&article=18138. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ "Capt. Wei Attends China Maritime Day Celebration". Cosco Group. http://www.cosco.com.cn/en/news/detail.jsp?docId=8018. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
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