Remember the "Worlds Largest Diesel" threads? Here's what it went in!

[Royk]

I hope this wasn't already posted like that "Worlds Largest Diesel" was a hundred times. I did a few forum searches and didn't see it so here goes:



A lot of people in those threads were curious what that monstrosity was meant for.



The Emma Maersk cargo container ship.



See it all, full size, at EMMA MÆRSK



Don't be put off by the lower quality pics in Gallery 1, Galleries 2 and 3 are the must-see ones.

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Whoa... now THAT's a big ship.

I wonder if it runs on low(er) sulfur bunker fuel?



Beers,



Matt

 

[JasonCzerak]

102 rpm * 60 minutes = 6120 rotation / 2 = 3060 injection events (assuming 4 stoke) / 1660 gallons = . 54 gallons of fuel oil PER INJECTION EVENT!

That just sounds expensive. I sure hope they get a deal of fuel.

I'm sure it's a little more then that. unless it's more efficient "setting" isn't at 102rpm.

 

[ScottLauer]

Its a 12 cylinder 2-stroke I believe.

 

[rbattelle]

Wow. Modern Marvels has an episode about new super container ships.

They sure do hold a lot of cheap Chinese products!

Ryan

 

[ThrottleJockey]

HOLY $#*@((^!!!!





It looks like somebody took Scotland and laid it over on it's side!

 

[CumminsBu]

I would love to board that.

 

[CumminsPower98]

More HUGE Ship pictures here: Dark Roasted Blend: The Biggest Ships in the World, Part 1



There are three parts, click the links at the bottom of each section to continue on.

 

[Dieselnut59]

I wish I knew more about posting but I got an e-mail from my girlfriend last week about this same ship. It shows it loaded with containers and has details about the cargo capacity, travel speed and time, loading and unloading system, etc. It is amazing! And, yes, it is loaded with containers from China, most of which return empty.



"What a ship... . no wonder 'Made in China' is displacing North American goods big time with this floating continent transporting goods across the Pacific in 4 days no less!!!



This is how Wal-Mart gets all it's stuff from China . Get a load of this ship!

15,000 containers and a 207' beam! And look at the crew-size: 13 people for a ship longer than a US aircraft carrier which has a crew of 5,000 men and officers.

Think it's big enough? Notice that 207' beam means it cannot fit through the Panama or Suez Canals . It is strictly transpacific. Check out the cruise speed: 31 knots means the goods arrive 4 days before the typical container ship (18-20 knots) on a China-to-California run. So this behemoth is hugely competitive when carrying perishable goods.



This ship was built in five sections. The sections floated together and then welded. The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building and has 11 cargo crane rigs that can operate simultaneously.



Additional info:



Country of origin - Denmark



Length - 1,302 ft



Width - 207 ft



Net cargo - 123,200 tons



Engine - 14 in-line cylinders diesel engine (110,000 BHP)



Cruise Speed - 31 knots



Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft3)< /FONT>



Crew - 13 people



First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006



Construction cost - US $145,000,000+



Silicone painting applied to the ship bottom reduces water resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year

 

[Dieselnut59]

Its a 12 cylinder 2-stroke I believe.

Says in the mail I got (and posted a portion of) that it is an INLINE 14 cylinder! WOW!!!

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

While this isn't the biggest engine in the world this vid gives an idea of being up close to a ship diesel YouTube - Ships Engine

Another starting up a large engine (30 seconds into video)
YouTube - Starting wärtsilä 6L46B

couple more
YouTube - Pielstick start
YouTube - Starting Wärtsilä 6 L 64

 

[MMeier]

102 rpm * 60 minutes = 6120 rotation / 2 = 3060 injection events (assuming 4 stoke) / 1660 gallons = . 54 gallons of fuel oil PER INJECTION EVENT!



That just sounds expensive. I sure hope they get a deal of fuel.



I'm sure it's a little more then that. unless it's more efficient "setting" isn't at 102rpm.

I'm sure that with what they are hauling, there is no worry about fuel cost!

 

[JasonCzerak]

this ship on fire!!!



YouTube - Emma Maersk ON FIRE - World's Largest Container Ship

 

[JasonCzerak]

so how long do the glow plugs need to be one before one of these 3 foot bore pistons can fire?

 

[Royk]

I wish I knew more about posting but I got an e-mail from my girlfriend last week about this same ship. It shows it loaded with containers and has details about the cargo capacity, travel speed and time, loading and unloading system, etc. It is amazing! And, yes, it is loaded with containers from China, most of which return empty.



"What a ship... . no wonder 'Made in China' is displacing North American goods big time with this floating continent transporting goods across the Pacific in 4 days no less!!!



This is how Wal-Mart gets all it's stuff from China . Get a load of this ship!

15,000 containers and a 207' beam! And look at the crew-size: 13 people for a ship longer than a US aircraft carrier which has a crew of 5,000 men and officers.

Think it's big enough? Notice that 207' beam means it cannot fit through the Panama or Suez Canals . It is strictly transpacific. Check out the cruise speed: 31 knots means the goods arrive 4 days before the typical container ship (18-20 knots) on a China-to-California run. So this behemoth is hugely competitive when carrying perishable goods.

That email is a whole lot of BS. It doesn't ever visit the USA, is not Trans Pacific only (actually not at all) and it does fit through the Suez Canal on it's normal voyage between north Germany and China. Read more about it here:



Emma Mærsk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



I hate bogus emails that spread false information like wildfire.

 

[Dieselnut59]

That email is a whole lot of BS. It doesn't ever visit the USA, is not Trans Pacific only (actually not at all) and it does fit through the Suez Canal on it's normal voyage between north Germany and China. Read more about it here:



Emma Mærsk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



I hate bogus emails that spread false information like wildfire.

I wonder if any of the stats are true? A 14 cylinder inline engine? The travel speed? It showed several pics in the same e-mail of it cruising at sea, loading and unloading containers and docked empty. It was forwarded to her by a friend. It is on the internet, so it must be true, right?

:-laf

 

[DeezelDood]

I'm in the marine transportation business and will be happy to answer any questions on this subject (TDR post or private e-mail).

Some quick general points:

-This ship could well be a 14 cylinders, in line, Large Low speed engine. My company operates vessels with 12 cylinders in line. They were built in 80's and 90s. The move has been to larger and larger ships, and much more HP. The industry goal is 10,000 BHP (brake horsepower) per running unit (piston). Not there yet, but close.

-Most container ships built since 1990 (including M/V Emma Maersk) are "post-Panamax", will not fit through Panama canal. The Panama canal lost its strategic and commercial viability in the 80's with the development of the "land bridge" concept: The cross country intermodal "stack train". Disagree with his politics, it's a free country, but Jimmy Carter had it right giving the canal back.

-These ships are designed to run on 500 cst and higher (centistoke viscosity) heavy fuel oil. They could burn asphault if its heated and purified enough. They are not at all well suited to LS fuel. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is pushing the requirement, which will create logisics nightmares for vessel operators. Segregated FO and CLO tanks, lubricity issues in fuel systems, maintenance problems switching fuel back an forth etc. The high cost will be passed on to consumers.

 

[icman95]

About a day or two after I had read one of the many threads on this engine, Modern Marvels(? one of those discovery/history shows) showed it being installed in the ship. Unreal. I wonder if they'd give me just one working cylinder to install in my truck.

 

[rbattelle]

The travel speed?

I have doubts about 31 knots cruising speed.



Ryan

 

[icman95]

Say Ryan, curiosity has gotten the better of me. I've seen your avatar for a while now, but am curious as to the meaning of chosing iron. Is that a copy of iron's place on the periodic table? And why iron-the CTD made from it? Just like to know the story behind it.



Thanks,