 MSC Oliver in light fog on the river Elbe
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| History | |
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| Name | MSC Oliver |
| Operator | Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| Port of registry |  Panama |
| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering |
| Launched | 10 January 2015 |
| Maiden voyage | April 2015 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Operational |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Olympic class Container ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 395.40 m (1,297.2 ft) |
| Beam | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Draft | 16.0 m (52.5 ft) |
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| Propulsion | MAN B&W 11S90ME-C (10.2) |
| Speed |
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| Capacity | 19,224 TEU |
MSC Oliver is one of the largest container vessels (as of May 2015) in the world, together with her sister ships MSC Oscar, MSC Zoe, MSC Maya and MSC Sveva. The vessel was delivered in March 2015 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (South Korea). According to the official statement of the CEO of Mediterranean Shipping Company, the ships are part from a bulk order for 20 vessels with same size, which will be used for cost optimizations of the company. With the new ships, the management of MSC are trying to fight the low freight rates and increased capacities of shipping.