Name Barzan Operator UASC Ordered 2013 Length 400 m Draft 16 m | Owner UASC Yard number S746 Launched 2014 | |
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Builder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | ||
Barzan is an ultra large container ship and among the largest container ships in the world (as of July 2015). It is the first of a series of six 18,800 TEU container ships built for United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) in South Korea. According to the builder, it has carbon emissions far lower than the Maersk EEE class container ships.
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Name
Barzan (برزان), meaning "high place", is the name of towers used for observation in Qatar, which is a shareholding state in UASC. The towers were built more than a century ago by Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani, founder of Umm Salal Mohammed village in Qatar.
Construction
Barzan was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Mokpo, South Korea in 2015. She has a deadweight of 199,744 tonnes, and gross tonnage of 195,636. It took the shipyard six months to build her (from steel cutting to launching).
Classed under DNV GL as the first ship ever to have "Gas Ready" class notation, Barzan has the lowest per container level of carbon emissions. Her Energy Efficiency Design Index is almost 50% less than the International Maritime Organization limit set for 2025.
Ship and operations
Barzan is manned by a multinational crew. As of August 2015, she was placed on the UASC service route of "AEC-1 Asia - Europe container service". This route takes her to the ports of North China (Qingdao), Central China (Shanghai and Ningbo), South China (Yantian), South East Asia (Port Kelang and Singapore), and four North European ports (London Gateway, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Zeebrugge).
Barzan is managed by UASC Kuwait and classed with DNV GL.
