COSCO Beijing
_002.jpg) COSCO Beijing
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | COSCO Beijing |
| Owner | Capetanissa Maritime Corp[1] |
| Port of registry |  Greece |
| Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. |
| Yard number | 1653 |
| Laid down | Ulsan, South Korea |
| Completed | 2006 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | (A33A2CC) container Ship (Fully Cellular) |
| Tonnage | 109,149 |
| Displacement | 52,743 |
| Length | 350.55 m (1,150.1 ft) |
| Beam | 43.0 m (141.1 ft)[2] |
| Draught | 14.500 |
| Depth | 27.30 |
| Decks | 1dks |
| Installed power | 74,760kW(101,644hp) |
| Speed | 25.4 knots (47.0 km/h; 29.2 mph) |
COSCO Beijing is a container Ship from Greece, it was built in 2006, by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., a South Korean company. Cosco Beijing is owned by Capetanissa Maritime Corp. However the vessel remains to be operated by COSCO Container Lines Co Ltd or COSCON.[3] Cosco Beijing has a length of 350.55 m (1,150.1 ft). The company saw a 17 percent year-to-year increase in shipping volume to 715,900 t (704,600 long tons; 789,100 short tons).[4] The largest Chinese shipping company is also due to spend $1.5 billion over the next five years to purchase around 40 new to ships to replace its aging fleet.[5]
Hull and engine
COSCO Beijing is a GL class ship, one oil engine driving 1FP propeller, it has AuxGen 2 × 2,800 kW (3,800 hp) a.c., 3 × 2,200 kW (3,000 hp) a.c. Cosco Beijing has an average speed of 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph). The fastest recorded speed on COSCO Beijing was 21.3 kn (39.4 km/h; 24.5 mph)[6]
Cosco
Cosco saw a 17 percent year-to-year increase in shipping volume up to 715,900 metric tons.[4] The largest Chinese shipping company is also due to spend $1.5 billion over the next five years to purchase around 40 new to ships to replace its aging fleet.[5]
Sister ships
COSCO Beijing has 4 sister ships.[7]
- COSCO Yantain
- COSCO Hellas
- COSCO Ningbo
- COSCO Guangzhou
References
- ^ Lloyd's Register of Shipping (2007). Register of Ships. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. p. 1462. ISBN 978-1-906313-04-3.
- ^ "COSCO Beijing". Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Ship Overview". IHS. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Asia Pulse". Asia Pulse Pty Ltd. June 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Wallis, Keith. "South China Morning Post". ProQuest.
- ^ "Cosco Beijing".
- ^ "ships anmd yachts information". Retrieved 5 March 2012.
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