No. 2 General Information - World's Largest Ships

No. 2 General Information - World's Largest Ships

CONTAINER - EMMA MERSK

Emma Mærsk is a container ship owned by the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group. When she was launched, Emma Mærsk was the largest container ship ever built, and as of 2008 the longest ship in use. Officially, Emma Mærsk is able to carry around 11,000twenty-foot equivalent units(TEU) according to the Maersk company's method of calculating capacity, which is about 1,400 more containers than any other ship is capable of carrying.

General Characteristics

Tonnage:	170,974GT (55,396 NT)
Length:	397metres (1,300ft)
Beam:	56metres (180ft)
Draft:	15.5metres (51ft)
Capacity:	156,907 DWT, 11,000TEU

By normal calculations, Emma Mærsk's cargo capacity is significantly greater than the listed capacity — between 13,500twenty-foot equivalent units(TEU) and 15,200TEU. The difference between the official and estimated numbers is because Maersk calculates the capacity of a container ship by weight (in this case, 14 tons/container) that can be carried on a vessel. For the Emma Mærsk, this is 11,000 containers. Other companies calculate the capacity of a container ship according to the maximum number of containers that can be put on the ship, independent of the weight of the containers. This number is always greater than the number calculated by the Maersk method.

The ship was built at the Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark. In June 2006, during construction, welding work caused a fire within her superstructure. It spread rapidly through the accommodation section and bridge.

Emma Mærsk was named in a ceremony on August 12, 2006. The ship is named after Emma Mærsk, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller's late wife. The ship set sail on her maiden voyage on 8 September 2006 at 02:00 hours from Aarhus, calling at Gothenburg, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Algeciras, the Suez Canal, and arrived in Singapore on 1 October 2006 at 20:05 hours.

Emma Mærsk departed Singapore the next day, headed for Yantian in Shenzhen. She sailed on to Kobe, Nagoya, arrived at Yokohama on 10 October 2006, and returned via Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Tanjung Pelepas, the Suez Canal, Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Gothenburg and finally to Aarhus, with arrival at that port 11 November 2006 at 16:00 hours.

She appeared in headlines prior to Christmas 2006, when she was dubbed SS Santa because she was bound for the United Kingdom from China loaded with Christmas goods. The return journey after Christmas 2006 saw her return to southern China, loaded with UK waste destined for recycling in China.

Her appearance in the news prompted China's State Environmental Protection Administration to promise to "closely watch the progress of investigation into the dumping of garbage in south China by Britain". It added that no official approval had been given to any company in the area to import waste.

Emma Maersk's regular round trip involves Ningbo, Xiamen, Hong Kong (westbound), Yantian (westbound), Tanjung Pelepas (westbound), Algeciras (westbound), Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Algeciras (eastbound), Tanjung Pelepas (eastbound), Yantian (eastbound), Hong Kong (eastbound) and Ningbo.

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No. 1 General Information - World's Largest Ships

No. 1 General Information - World's Largest Ships

SUPERTANKER - KNOCK NEVIS

The Knock Nevis is a floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) currently owned by the Norwegian company Fred Olsen Production. The unit was previously a supertanker and as such held the record for the world's largest ship. As a tanker the ship was known under the names Seawise Giant, Happy Giant, and Jahre Viking.

General Characteristic

Tonnage:	260,941GT (214,793 NT)
Length:	458.45m (1,504.10ft)
Beam:	68.8m (225.72ft)
Draft:	29.8m (97.77ft)
Capacity:	564,650DWT

Knock Nevis was built in 1979 at Sumitomo Heavy Industries's Oppama shipyard as Seawise Giant. The ship was built for a Greek owner who was unable to take delivery of the ship.

The shipyard then exercised its right to sell the ship. A deal was brokered with Hong Kong shipping magnate C. Y. Tung founder of the shipping line Orient Overseas Container Line.

A deal was reached, but Tung required the ship's size be increased by several metres in length and 87,000 metric tons of cargo capacity by jumboisation. Two years later, the vessel was launched and named Seawise Giant.

After the refit, the ship had a capacity of 564,763 metric tons of deadweight (DWT), a length overall of 458.45metres (1,504.1ft) and a draft of 24.611metres (80.74ft). She had 46 tanks, 31,541square metres (339,500sqft) of deck space, and was too large to pass through the English Channel.

From 1979 to 2004, she was owned by the company Loki Stream AS. During this period she flew the Norwegian flag.

In this period, she was renamed Happy Giant from 1989 to 1991.

Jorden Jahre bought the ship in 1991 for the sum of US$39 Million. It was at this stage that the ship was renamed Jahre Viking. It was sold in 2004.

The ship was damaged during the Iran–Iraq War while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. As a result she was declared a total loss and laid up in Brunei. At the end of the war, she was towed to the Keppel Company shipyard in Singapore, repaired, and renamed Happy Giant. The ship was sailing again in October 1991.

In 2004, she was bought by First Olsen Tankers Pte. Ltd., renamed Knock Nevis and converted into a permanently moored storage tanker.On November 30, 2004 the conversion to FSO was completed. Since 2004, she has been owned by First Olsen Tankers Pte. Ltd. The ship is now permanently moored in the Qatar Al Shaheen oil field in the Persian Gulf, operating as an FSO.

In terms of length, Knock Nevis has a length overall of 458.45m (1,504ft), making her the largest ship ever constructed. The vessel is longer than many of the world's tallest buildings are tall, for example the Petronas Twin Towers at 452metres (1,480ft). She is smaller than the Sears Tower at 527.3 metres (1,730ft), and Taipei 101 at 509.2metres (1,671ft), and considerably smaller than the skyscraper Burj Dubai, currently under construction, at 636metres (2,090ft).

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DUBAI DRY DOCK EXPERIENCE

DUBAI DRY DOCK EXPERIENCE

Last April we went to Dubai for Dry dock, which means they lift the ship out of the water to do maintenance. Located in one of the rapidly developing regions of the world and a busy trading route, Drydocks World – Dubai is one of the most prolific shipyards in operation. The shipyard is the largest facility in the Middle East. During this time we worked for about 2 weeks doing 10 hour shifts. The work was very intense and non-stop.

We would wire brush and chip rust all day in the heat. After awhile you felt like a machine. The nice thing is after 5 months of sailing with only the seas of middle east to far east, finally the taste of solid ground again.

At one point we had to go down inside the tank for inspection. We go into the gas freed tank on board. Two men have to be in there to make sure they take out all the slops properly, other wise they have to clean it again. I was one of those unlucky guys. The space is very cramped, dark and hot. I had to go up and down with a huge torch with me. The combination of having to use large amounts of energy to climb up and down in the ladder, the dust filled air, and the piping hot chain made this an extremely exhausting experience. No lie, at one point I was seriously wondering how much more my body could take before shutting down. Thank God nothing serious happened. I had a new understanding of what hell may be like, and it was not fun at all.

The high light of dry dock is going ashore, Dubai was a great experience. Very hot and humid, but lots to see and do. We log-out in to our ship at about 1800H. We didn't waste a second and saw a lot of Dubai.

It's a really clean and tidy place and a massive amount of construction going on. It's like a competition of who can build the biggest and most breathtaking buildings. There is no such thing as a 'plain' building in Dubai - it's really an eye opener.

We then spent the night touring around the largest mall in the world the Dubai Mall. It was a little bit tiring, I was surprise seeing our kababayan everywhere , there's a time that you will feel your in Divisoria or Shoemart, but fun all the same. The next couple of days we do shopping I bought some good stuffs a 48" Plasma TV a Home Theater and PS3 160gb. Others tried a different kind of fun. Dubai's infamous night life. I will not go into details but let's just say it's a great experience..

All in al it was a revitalizing experience, a memorable one and hope to experience it all over again.

Anyways, enough from me. Check out the photos! Off to Philippines now...

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Shipmate for the month of May

Shipmate for the month of May

JONATHAN GRACIAS RAGUINDIN

LA UNION
JON JON
BIRTHDAY: JANUARY 27, 1985








"A CATERPILLAR HAS TO ENDURE TEST AND OVERCOME PREDICAMENTS; NEVER CAN IT BECOME A BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY WITHOUT TASTING THE BITTER REALITIES OF LIFE"

"organization/positions/awards:

"Silent Drill Company * Computer Society * Sports Committee * Chief Mustering Officer * Table Commander * Science Fair & Art Fair - Blue Ribbon * Star Cadet - 2nd Sem /4CL, 1st Sem 3CL, 2nd Sem 3CL * Discuss Throw/ Gold - Inrtrams '05* 4x100 Relay/Gold - Intrams '05 * 100m dash / Gold - Intrams '03 * 4x100m Relay /Gold - Intrams '03 * SCUAA participant*


Years of struggles have passed. It was long and struggle, tiresome but challenging, Each day was a sacrifice... There were pains, frustrations, agony, and hardships... But patience and determination has its rewards.

To my dear parents and sisters, who supported me along the way; I dedicate and share this humble achievement to all of you. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you very much.

To my professors, bunkmates, friends and relatives; accept my sincerest gratitude for you made me live my academy life to the fullest and in the most fruitful way possible.

Above all, to the Lord Almighty who is the author of my life; thank you for making my life story a remarkable one.

Agyamanak kadakayo amin!!

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Shipmate for the month of APRIL

Shipmate for the month of APRIL

JEFF SAGCAL DIGMA

VALENZUELA CITY

DIGZ

Birthday: April 10, 1984

"I have plans for request, but I know God has better plans for me. Sometimes, what you want isn't always what you get, but in the end what you get is much better than what you wanted.

"organization/positions/awards:

Silent Drill Company * Champion Sepak Takraw ( Team Captain - Intrams ) * Red Ribbon - Science Fair


I want to give my warmest gratitude, first to the Almighty God, who guides me and gives me enough knowledge and wisdom as I go with my daily life.
To all the People who have been part of my life, who helped me overcome my struggles and helped build my dreams especially my parents and family who have always been there for me and believed in me.
To my special someone who bestowed her love upon me which gave me more strength and who served as my inspiration.
My journey is far from over but at this point, I can see my dreams come to reality and watch my future slowly unfold before me...
THANK YOU...

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Shipmate for the Month of March

Shipmate for the Month of March

MICHAEL DELES LUMAYAGA


ILOILO
MYH
Birthday: March 23 1981

" The Flame of aspirations must be straight and so ardent that no obstacle can dissolve it"

organization/positions/awards:
Silent Drill Company * Debate and Argumentation Society * Black Regiment (RSY) * Mustering Officer * Taekwondo - Bronze Medalist/ SCUAA * Taekwondo Silver Medalist/Intrams * Soccer- BRonze/Intrams * Best Company/ Battlion 4cl/1cl - acquaintance/ valentines day

To the One Almighty, to you I cry for Glory!

To my parents, relatives, mentors, friends; to my comrades who were left behind and have gone along the way; and to all those who sympathized and shared me love, hate, sadness, tears, joy and laughter in this confusing world; I warmly dedicate to you this Apex I have come to reach..

To my Bloody Bunkmate, it's over...

The world we have to conquer is too small for us, See you somewhere in the seven seas.

To my juniors, don't let your heart and soul fade, for better of for worse...

To my Alma Mater, I may leave but my heart stays with you forever.

MADAMO GUID NGA SALAMAT SA INYO TANAN!!!

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