COSCO Guangzhou

COSCO Guangzhou is a container ship built for Cosco Ship Management in 2006. The ship has capacity for 9,500 TEU and mostly sails between the ports in China, India and Japan and those in Western Europe and the United States.

COSCO Guangzhou approaching Port of Rotterdam
History
Name	COSCO Guangzhou
Port of registry	Valletta, Malta
Ordered	25 July 2003[1]
Builder	Hyundai Heavy Industries
Laid down	4 October 2005[1]
Launched	9 December 2005[1]
Identification	Call sign: 9HA4043 IMO number: 9305570 MMSI number: 240475000
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	container ship
Tonnage	107,000 DWT 99,833 GT
Length	350 m (1,150 ft)
Beam	43 m (141 ft)
Draft	11.5 m (38 ft)
Propulsion	Mitsubishi diesel engine 52,650 hp
Speed	25.6 knots (47 km/h) (maximum) 24.5 knots (45 km/h) (cruising)
Capacity	9,500 containers

Design

COSCO Guangzhou is 350 meters long, with a beam of 43 meters. The fully loaded draft is 11.50 meters, giving a deadweight tonnage of 107,000 tonnes and a gross tonnage of 99,833 GT. The ship features several new design innovations, including a type of paint that decreases water resistance. The ship's Mitsubishi engines provide 52,650 hp, and a cruising speed of 24.5 knots. The fuel and lubricant oil consumption are 4% less than in a comparable ship. Her bridge equipment includes an Automatic Identification System (AIS), GPS, Differential GPS (dGPS), an Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA), and an Electronic chart system (ECDIS) for automatically plotting the ship's position against charts. Computerized systems also assist in loading and unloading the cargo.