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LARGEST
CONTAINERSHIP
MSC
OSCAR
WORLDS LARGEST
CONTAINER CAPACITY
VESSEL
Eiffel Tower
301 m
th
Big Ben
96 m
19.22
million
plastic toys
or 57.7
million
garments
Leaning
Tower of Pisa
56 m
or 1.15
million
washing
machines
or 2.4
million
microwave
ovens
Length 395.4 m
or 9.61
million
tyres which
can fit
2.4 million cars
or 13.8
million
solar panels
which can power
346,000 households
MSC OSCAR
MSCS FIRST 19,224 TEU
CONTAINER VESSEL
CONTAINER CAPACITY
Length O.A :
approx. 395.4 m
On Deck :
Length B.P :
379.4 m
In Hold :
Height :
73 m
Total :
Breadth MLD :
59.0 m
Homo.14
Depth MLD :
30.3 m
Draft (design) :
14.5 m
Aponte, President and CEO of MSC, together with his son Oscar
Draft (scant) :
16.0 m
Builder :
MSC introduces its latest container vessel, the MSC Oscar, the
largest container vessel ever built. In true MSC family tradition
the vessel is named after Mr. Diego Apontes son Oscar. It was
built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME)
in Okpo, South Korea and will sail under the Panama flag.
The vessel inauguration ceremony took place on 8th January
Service speed :
MAIN ENGINE
Type :
South Korea
MCR :
NCR :
DFOC :
Aux. Eengine :
MT/TEU at Ts :
196,000 tons
DWT at Ts :
197,362 tons
CREW
MSC OSCAR can have up to 35 crew members on board