MSC Sindy explained

MSC Sindy is a container ship operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company. She was built by Samsung Heavy Industries and sails under the flag of Panama.

Hull and engine

MSC Sindy is owned by Compania Naviera Sylvana and operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) It was built by the Samsung Heavy Industries Company and its yard number was 1611. The ship has a beam of 43m (141feet) and a length of 336m (1,102feet). It has a draught of 15m (49feet) and a moulded depth of 27m. MSC Sindy is the sister ship to the MSC Bruxelles.[1]

MSC Sindy uses a 12-cylinder, two-stroke oil engine developing 68519kW and driving a single propeller. The ship has 4 auxiliary generators, each rated at 2,950 kW.

MSC Sindy can carry under 9,580 TEUs, 700 of which may be refrigerated containers. This means the ship can carry 9,580 twenty-foot containers.[2]

While being built, MSC Sindy went through 3 different names. Originally it was called MSC Sylvan. However, the summer before it was completed, it was changed to MSC Rosalba. Later that year it was again changed to MSC Sindy.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: biz buzz . The Virginian-Pilot . .
  2. News: Slade . David . 2 August 2011 . Ships just get bigger; 2 weeks after the massive MSC Bruxelles' visit, another 1,000-plus-footer on the way . The Post and Courier . .
  3. Svendsen. Jan. Jan Tiedeman . Samsung Hands Over MSC Sindy . The Containershipping Newsletter. May 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062305/http://www.containership-info.com/newsletter_2007_21.pdf. 4 March 2016. 4 March 2012.