World’s fastest container ships mothballed

Share On Facebook Published: March 2nd, 2010 by Mike

By Robert Wright, Transport Correspondent, Financial Times

Near the waterline inside the Maersk Beaumont lies the main reason why this new container ship is set to spend at least the rest of this year unused on a Scottish sea loch.

Twelve cylinders, whose linings alone weigh eight tonnes each, sit ready to accelerate the ship to speeds of nearly 30 knots (55kph). They make the Beaumont and her six sister ships, built to rush Chinese goods to the US east coast, the world’s fastest modern container vessels. But fuel consumption is nearly as high as on the world’s largest container ships, which carry three times as much cargo.

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After graduating the Catholic University of America in 2005 with a B.S.B.A. in Finance, Mike went on to Tahoe to help with the launch of gCaptain's sister site, UnofficialSquaw.com. In June of 2008 Mike joined gCaptain.com as the first full-time employee in charge of sales and marketing and the day-to-day operations of gCaptain.com and Unofficial Networks, LLC.

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