Rio de Janeiro (2008 ship)
Container ship Rio de Janeiro | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Singapore | |
| Name | 2018–present: Rio de Janeiro |
| Owner | A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
| Operator | Maersk Line AS |
| Port of registry | Singapore as of 24 April 2018 |
| Route | Hamburg Süd Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| Germany | |
| Name | 2008–present: Rio de Janeiro |
| Owner | Rio de Janeiro GmbH & Co KG |
| Operator | Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG |
| Port of registry | Germany as of 6 January 2008 |
| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering |
| Laid down | 4 February 2008 |
| Launched | 19 April 2008 |
| Completed | 12 June 2008 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9357963 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | ABS A1, Container Carrier, AMS, ACCU; RRDA, BWE, Ice Class D0, UWILD, TCM, PMP |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 286.45 m (939.8 ft) |
| Beam | 40 m (131.2 ft) |
| Depth | 24.2 m (79.4 ft) |
| Ice class | D0 |
| Installed power | Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division 8RTA96C |
| Speed | 24.7 knots |
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Rio de Janeiro is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. and operated by Maersk Line AS. The 286.45-metre (939.8 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Okpo, South Korea in 2008. Originally owned by Rio de Janeiro GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd, she has had two owners and been registered under two flags.
The vessel is one of three ships of the Rio class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in 2008.