Beryl-class container ship

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Class overview
Builders STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
Operators Mediterranean Shipping Company
In service2010–present
Planned9
Completed7
Cancelled2
Active7
General characteristics
Type Container ship
Tonnage140,096  GT
Length365.8 m (1,200 ft 2 in)
Beam48.4 m (158 ft 10 in)
Draught16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Capacity12,991  TEU

The Beryl class is a series of 7 container ships built for Niki Shipping and operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company. The ships were built by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in South Korea and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 12,991 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). [1] The initial order was for a total of 9 ships, but only 7 were actually built. [2] [3]

List of ships

ShipYard numberIMO numberDeliveryStatusref
MSC Beryl S-3011946739230 Sep 2010In service [4]
MSC Lauren S-3012946740710 Jan 2011In service [5]
MSC Laurence S-301594674194 May 2011In service [6]
MSC Maria Saveria S-3016946742126 Oct 2011In service [7]
MSC Flavia S-3018946743313 Feb 2012In service [8]
MSC Katrina S-3021946744516 May 2012In service [9]
MSC Katie S-3022946745712 Nov 2012In service [10]
-S-30239467469-Cancelled [11]
-S-30249467471-Cancelled [12]

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References

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