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MSC Geneva

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MSC Geneva
History
NameMSC Geneva
OwnerReederei NSB, Buxtehude,  Germany
OperatorMediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Port of registryHamburg,  Germany
Ordered2004
BuilderDaewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries, Mangalia
Yard number4,052
Laid down2005
Launched16 April 2006
Christened2006
Completed2006
Identification
Statusin service
General characteristics
Class and typeContainership
Tonnage54,549 DWT
Length275 m (902 ft)
Beam32 m (105 ft)
Depth21.5 m (71 ft)
Decks1
Ice classE Germanischer Lloyd
Propulsion1 × B&W 7K98MCC diesel 39,352 kW (52,772 hp)
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Capacity4865 TEU

MSC Geneva is a container ship built in 2006 by the Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries in Mangalia, Romania and currently operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. She is the first ship delivered to the Swiss company in a series of 12 ordered.[1] The 54,549 DWT ship has a container capacity of 4,860 TEU.

References

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  1. ^ ""MSC Geneva" un gigant "născut" la Marea Neagră" (in Romanian). Telegraf Online. 2006-07-29. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
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