Monte Cervantes (2004 ship)

Container ship Monte Cervantes
History
Singapore[1]
Name2018–present: Monte Cervantes[1]
OwnerA.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[2]
OperatorMaersk Line AS[3]
Port of registrySingapore as of 20 March 2018[1]
RouteHamburg Süd US Gulf/Central America/Caribbean - South America East Coast (UCLA 1) liner service[4]
Identification
StatusIn service[5]
Portugal[1]
Name2014–present: Monte Cervantes[1]
OwnerReederei Monte GmbH & Co KG[3]
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[3]
Port of registryPortugal as of 3 June 2014[1]
Germany[1]
Name
  • 2004–2005: Monte Cervantes[3]
  • 2005–2006: P&O Nedlloyd Salsa[3]
  • 2006–present: Monte Cervantes[3]
OwnerReederei Monte GmbH & Co KG[3]
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[3]
Port of registryGermany as of 7 January 2004[3]
BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1]
Laid down23 February 2004[1]
Launched16 May 2004
Completed28 July 2004[1]
IdentificationIMO number9283186
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length272 m (892.4 ft)[1]
Beam40 m (131.2 ft)[1]
Depth24.2 m (79.4 ft)[1]
Installed powerHSD Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C-B[6]
Speed23 knots[7]

Monte Cervantes is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[2] and operated by Maersk Line AS.[3] The 272-metre (892 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea in 2004. Originally owned by Reederei Monte GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[3] she has had two owners and been registered under three flags.

The vessel is one of ten ships of the Monte class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries between 2004 and 2009.[8]