Odense Steel Shipyard
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Native name
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Odense Staalskibsværft |
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| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Founder | A.P. Møller |
| Defunct | January 12, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Munkebo, Denmark |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Cargo ships Tankers Tugboat Bulk carriers Container ships Gas carrier Roll-on/roll-off boats Frigate |
| Parent | A.P. Moller – Maersk Group |
| Divisions | Lindø Industrial Park Lindø Shipyard |
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Odense Steel Shipyard (Danish: Odense Staalskibsværft) was a Danish shipbuilding company located in Odense. It was best known for building container ships for its parent group, A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, including the Mærsk E-class in 2006 which at the time were the biggest container ships in the world. The global financial crisis led to Maersk announcing its closure in 2009 and the last new ship was delivered in January 2012.
The first yard was opened in 1918–1919 by the A.P. Møller company. A new yard with bigger and better facilities was constructed 1957–1959 on a new site located in Munkebo a few kilometres outside Odense proper. Odense Steel Shipyard was the largest yard within the Odense Steel Shipyard Group, which also consisted of two yards and an engineering company, all situated in the Baltic. The yard was known for designing and building innovative vessels that applied the newest technology in design and equipment.
Since 1996 the Yard built some of the world's largest container ships; including the Mærsk E-class with a nominal capacity of 15,550 TEU (originally declared as 11,000 TEU), the highest equivalent number of any vessel as of today. However, Maersk chose Daewoo to build its latest and largest design, the Triple E class with a nominal capacity of 18,000 TEU, as the Asian shipyard was more competitive.
Because of the innovative products developed at Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd., the company was widely recognized as an influential voice in the shipbuilding community.
The original shipyard remained in operation until 1966, when all operations were transferred to the new site. Unlike the modern shipyard, the old yard produced civilian and merchant vessels only. Its first completed ship was cargo steamship Robert Mærsk, completed in 1920. Its last production was Yard No. 177, the bulk carrier Laura Mærsk.
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