MEGA BUILDERS - Building the world's largest container ship, Eugen Maersk. (part 4 of 5)

Discovery Channel visits Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark where the last of 8 identical sister ships are being built.

Eugen Maersk (IMO: 9321550, Port of Registry: Randers, Denmark) is, together with her sisters (amongst others) 'Emma Maersk', 'Estelle Maersk', 'Evelyn Maersk' and 'Ebba Maersk', the largest containership ever with a total teu capacity of 11,000 teu (of which 1,000 forty foot reefer containers) according to the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. A total capacity of 13,500 teu is also possible when containers are not fully loaded. This capacity is possible by stacking the containers in 22 rows wide. Maersk calculates the teu capacity with loaded containers. The vessel is 397 meters long, 56 meters wide, has a depth of 30 meters and a deadweigth of 156,907 tons. Amazingly, all this size and capacity requires a crew of only 13. The specially designed Wärtsilä diesel engine delivers 80,000 kW. A waste heat recovery system is installed to optimize the use of the energy produced, so that the engine can deliver up to 90,000 kW. The vessels in this series will also establish new standards for safety and environmental responsibility. Environmentally-safe silicone paint, for example, is used on the hull, below the water line, reducing water resistance, and thereby fuel consumption, by 1,200 tons per year. The ship was delivered by Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd in 2008 as the eighth and last ship in Maersk's PS-class.

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[CowsXonXcrack]

So is this bigger than Emma Maersk?

[bergholdt]

@CowsXonXcrack It's a sister ship - so it's an exact copy.

[krepechux]

i dont think that building is that dramatic as the story teller describes them.( one mistake and its over) I mean look at the crew they draw smiley faces and doesn't look if they are worried at all

[bergholdt]

@krepechux Dramatic or not, these guys are just people working with heavy (expensive) equipment. They too need to relax and make jokes / have fun. It's their way of 'doing things right'.

[dyingangelo]

big thumbs up to soren!

[Xigano1]

Is it just me, or did they only manage to paint the side faceing the peer in time ?

"Noooo boss, it's all done" ;)

[albeanmagz19]

Narrator: Soren won't rest easy.

Soren: Bit**, I'm resting easy! and I am Awesome!

[bennyc333]

Anyone else thinking wtf is Lady Bond?

[bennyc333]

@ 03:17 It's a nail biter. One mis-step now could mean the smiley face gets scribbled out in disgust and a sad face gets drawn. Omg !

[matamatamata]

@krepechux and they are all experienced workers + this was the 8th same ship build ...so that why they don`t freak out

[smfernandez743]

you are a stupid idiot

[MrBenhippo]

The Ship is half painted. @8:31

[fetpersson]

That's one beautiful propeller!

[snomimons]

@aonmedia813 that is a little bit pedantic but fair point.

[aonmedia813]

@snomimons Definitely a limo. Just because it's not 10-feet longer than normal, doesn't mean it's not a limousine. You're simply comparing it to a "stretched" limo.

[xereux]

8:32 they only paint half of the ship