Monte Pascoal (ship)

Monte Pascoal is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.^[2] and operated by Maersk Line AS.^[3] The 272-metre (892 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering^[1] in Okpo, South Korea in 2004. Originally owned by Monte Pascoal GmbH, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,^[3] she has had two owners and been registered under two flags.

Container ship Monte Pascoal
History
Singapore[1]
Name	2018–present: Monte Pascoal[1]
Owner	A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[2]
Operator	Maersk Line AS[3]
Port of registry	Singapore as of 19 March 2018[1]
Route	Hamburg Süd US Gulf/Central America/Caribbean - South America East Coast (UCLA 1) liner service[4]
Identification	IMO number: 9283203[1] MMSI number: 563051300[3] Callsign: 9V8586[3]
Status	In service[5]
Germany[1]
Name	2006–present: Monte Pascoal[3] 2005–2006: P&O Nedlloyd Lambada[3] 2004–2005: Monte Pascoal[3]
Owner	Monte Pascoal GmbH[3]
Operator	Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[3]
Port of registry	Germany as of 1 January 2005[3]
Builder	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1]
Laid down	9 August 2004[1]
Launched	30 October 2004
Completed	5 January 2005[1]
Identification	IMO number: 9283203
General characteristics
Tonnage	69,132 GT[1] 71,475.9 tonnes deadweight (DWT)[1]
Length	272 m (892.4 ft)[1]
Beam	40 m (131.2 ft)[1]
Depth	24.2 m (79.4 ft)[1]
Installed power	HSD Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C-B[6]
Speed	23 knots[7]

The vessel is one of ten ships of the Monte class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries between 2004 and 2009.^[8]

Construction

Monte Pascoal had its keel laid down on 9 August 2004^[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering^[1] in Okpo, South Korea. Its hull has an overall length of 272 metres (892 ft).^[1] In terms of width, the ship has a beam of 40 metres (130 ft).^[1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft).^[1]

The ship's container-carrying capacity of 5,552 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,552 20-foot shipping containers)^[7] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship.^[9] The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 69,132.^[1] Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 34,823.^[1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 71,475.9 long tons deadweight (DWT).^[1]

The vessel was built with a HSD Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C-B^[6] main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,760 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system auxiliary generators, 3 at 4,100-kilowatt (5,500 hp), and 1 at 2,700-kilowatt (3,600 hp).^[6] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler.^[6]

Construction of the ship was completed on 5 January 2005.^[1]