Maersk names seventh PS-class giant, Andersen takes reins

Maersk names seventh PS-class giant, Andersen takes reins

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A.P. Moller-Maersk on Saturday named its penultimate PS-class container vessel at its Odense Steel Shipyard in Lindo, Denmark.
   The Edith Maersk is the seventh vessel in the eight-ship series and will join its sisters in the Asia/Europe/Med trade on the weekly AE7 loop.

Edith Maersk at the outfitting quay at Lindo Photo by A.P. Moller-Maersk

   The dimensions of the 157,000 deadweight ton ships are 397.7 meters (1,304.8 feet) in length with a 56.4 meters (185 feet) beam. A 14-cylinder W'rtsil' RT-flex diesel engine produces 110,000 horsepower, giving a service speed of about 25 knots.
   The Danish group has given the series a declared capacity of 11,000 TEUs, although they are believed to have a physical capacity closer to 15,000 TEUs.

Nils Andersen Photo by A.P. Moller-Maersk

   Meanwhile, Nils Smedegaard Andersen officially started work today as A.P. Moller-Maersk’s group chief executive officer. Anderson, the former head of Danish brewery Carlsberg, replaces Jess S'derberg.