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Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), the South Korean shipping company, has launched the first in a series of 12 ultra-large containerships, which will each feature individual MAN B&W G95ME-C10.5 low-speed main engines. At 23,964TEU, HMM Algeciras will be one of the world’s largest containerships.

The MAN ME-C Mk.10.5 type engine is capable of delivering 6,870kW per cylinder, making it the most powerful engine ever developed by MAN Energy Solutions’ Two-Stroke business. It measures almost 22m in length and 18m in height, and offers better performance than other similar engines, as well as reduced fuel consumption and emissions.

The 200,000dwt HMM Algeciras, which will be operated between Asia and Europe, was recently launched at the Daewoo SBME Okpo shipyard in Geoje, Korea, and measures 400m by 61m. She was ordered in August 2018 as part of an order by HMM, which is the worl’s ninth largest container shipping line, for 12 Ultra Large Container Carriers.