Author Topic: Improving engine efficiency of world's largest container ships  (Read 2862 times)

Offline michaeljordan

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In maritime industry over the past 60 years, container cargo ships have increased 20,000% in size and while continuing this trend comes with caveats, shippers are looking at increasing capacity even further.In two world's largest container ships have been fitted with advanced technology turbochargers, so that it helps to reduce their fuel consumption and abide by tightening environmental standards.


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Re: Improving engine efficiency of world's largest container ships
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2015, 03:00:05 PM »
I wondered about that neat statistic of 20,000% increase, but it is perfectly good, indeed it's rounded down a little.
The source is here: http://new.abb.com/turbocharging/maritime-cargo-vessels---is-bigger-better

IDEAL X in 1956 had a capacity of 58 x 33ft containers = 96teu
MSC OSCAR taken at 19224teu.
That gives a multiple of 202.35 (ie "over 202 times the size of IDEAL X), which translates to a percentage increaase of 20,135%.

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Re: Improving engine efficiency of world's largest container ships
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2015, 03:12:02 PM »
Gents,

Seriously, IDEAL X cannot be considered a containership. It was an oil tanker with a spar deck to transport some containers. She never qualified as a cellular containership, as it was still experimental.

It is like comparing a space shuttle to the Wright Brothers when it comes to space exploration...

At least a purpose-built first generation containership would have been an (easy) target :-) as shown when comparing to AMERICAN LANCER...

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Herbert

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Re: Improving engine efficiency of world's largest container ships
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2015, 03:27:37 PM »
@ David
my first ship as master, which could carry 30 TEU (8ft high) which would mean that the percentage
is then over 60000 % ?   I think such comparisement is a little off. She was a general cargo ship build
in 1972 and not a container vessel
NOW!!!,,,if we could get rid of the sailors,,how safe shipping would be !!!!!!!!

 

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