THE AP Moller-Maersk Group has taken delivery of a 7,000-TEU newbuilding from the Odense Steel Shipyard.
The new box ship has been named the Marchen Maersk, and she is the second ship to be delivered in a series of six identical container ships ordered from the yard.
The ship is designed to meet the highest safety and environmental standards during the transportation of goods worldwide. Among other things, a waste heat recovery system has been installed to optimise the use of the energy produced.
The Marchen Maersk is a highly automated ship that is monitored by advanced computer systems. She is also equipped with a 12-cylinder Waertsila RT-flex diesel engine that develops 93,000 BHP.
The new box ship has been named the Marchen Maersk, and she is the second ship to be delivered in a series of six identical container ships ordered from the yard.
The ship is designed to meet the highest safety and environmental standards during the transportation of goods worldwide. Among other things, a waste heat recovery system has been installed to optimise the use of the energy produced.
The Marchen Maersk is a highly automated ship that is monitored by advanced computer systems. She is also equipped with a 12-cylinder Waertsila RT-flex diesel engine that develops 93,000 BHP.