Friday Focus: 18000 TEU Maersk Triple E First Float!

The Triple E stands for:

- Economy of scale
- Energy efficiency
- Environmentally improved

Capacity: 18000 TEU
Length: 400 metres
Draft: 14.5 metres
Beam: 59 metres
Height: 73 metres
Optimum speed: 19 knots
Top speed: 25 knots
Deadweight: 165,000 tonnes
Engines: Twin MAN ultra-long stroke diesel engines, rated at 32 MW each, with fuel consumption of 168 g/kWh
Propellers: Twin propellers, with 4 blades, 9.8 m in diameter