MSC Zoe

The new containership MSC Zoe on tow at the Eurogate Terminal
History
Name:	MSC Zoe
Owner:	Mediterranean Shipping Company
Operator:	Mediterranean Shipping Company
Port of registry:	Panama
Completed:	2015
Identification:	IMO number: 9703318
General characteristics
Type:	Container ship
Tonnage:	197,362 DWT
Length:	395.4 m (1,297 ft)
Beam:	59 m (194 ft)
Installed power:	MAN B&W 11S90ME-C two-stroke diesel engine; output: 62.5 MW (83,800 hp)
Propulsion:	Single five-blade propeller; blade length: 10.5 m (34 ft)
Speed:	22.8 kn (42.2 km/h; 26.2 mph)
Capacity:	19,224 TEU
Crew:	22 (lifeboat capacity = 35)

MSC Zoe (along with MSC Oscar and MSC Oliver) is one of the largest container ships in the world (as of August 2015^[update]). It is the third of a series of ships built by MSC, after MSC Oscar and MSC Oliver.

MSC Zoe takes her name from the four year old grand daughter of Gianluigi Aponte, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) president and chief executive.

MSC Zoe was built by Daewoo in South Korea for $140m.

At the length of 395 metres, Zoe has a draft of 16 meters. She has a capacity of 19,224 TEU and a deadweight of 199,272 DWT.

The vessel's main engine is a two-stroke MAN B&W 11S90ME-C diesel engine, which is a height of 15.5 m (51 ft), a length of 25 m (82 ft) and a breadth of 11 m (36 ft). The engine has a maximum continuous rating of 62.5 MW (83,800 hp) at 82.2 rpm and a normal continuous rating of 56.25 MW (75,430 hp) at 79.4 rpm.