London-class container ship explained

The London class is a series of six container ships built for Zodiac Maritime (4 ships) and Eastern Pacific Shipping (2 ships). The ships are charted to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).[1] The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 16,652 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).[2] The ships were built by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in South Korea.

List of ships

ShipYard numberIMO numberDeliveryStatusref
MSC London1527960630210 Jul 2014In service[3]
MSC New York1528960631420 Oct 2014In service[4]
MSC Istanbul1529960632615 Jan 2015In service[5]
MSC Amsterdam1530960633815 Apr 2015In service[6]
MSC Hamburg1551964746126 Oct 2015In service[7]
MSC Venice1552964747325 Jan 2016In service[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MSC takes on charter, new 15,908-TEU Istanbul from Korea's STX. 2020-08-12. SeaNews Turkey International Shipping Magazine. en.
  2. Web site: Our Fleet of Vessels MSC. 2020-08-08. www.msc.com.
  3. ,LR. 9606302. MSC London. 2020-08-12.
  4. ,LR. 9606314. MSC New York. 2020-08-12.
  5. ,LR. 9606326. MSC Istanbul. 2020-08-12.
  6. ,LR. 9606338. MSC Amsterdam. 2020-08-12.
  7. ,LR. 9647461. MSC Hamburg. 2020-08-12.
  8. ,LR. 9647473. MSC Venice. 2020-08-12.

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