MV ‘MSC Nora’ (Ex-name: Uranus) Arriving at New York Harbor
Fully Cellular Geared Feeder Containership built in 1999

VESSEL IDENTIFICATION & DESCRIPTION: Ex-names: Uranus, Cap Van Diemen, Uranus, Alianca Anturpia, Uranus. Launch Name was Uranus. Call Sign D5OT2, IMO Number 9163207. Built at Stocznia Gdynia, Liberia Flagged, GL Classed, Ice Strengthened E Class, P&I insurance with West of England P&I, Length Overall of 193.90 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 180.20 m., Draught of 11.50 m., Beam of 28.20 m., Moulded Depth of 16.80 m., 45.00 Tonnes per Centimeter Immersion, Keel to mast air draft of 50.00 m., Gross Tonnage of 23,720.

VESSEL’S MANAGERS / DETAILS: Chartworld Shipping Corp, Greece. Technical Manager: MSC Ship Management (Cyprus) Ltd.

CARGO HANDLING DETAILS: Total Teu Capacity of 1,835, 1,392 Homogeneous and 700 Reefer, 9 Holds, 26 Hatches, Maximum Teu of 780 in the Holds and 1,055 on Deck, 6 Tiers on Deck, 350 Reefer Plugs, 3 Crane(s) with a safe working load of 45 tonnes.

MAIN ENGINE & AUXILIARIES: 1 x Diesel – MAN B. & W. 6L70MC Mk5 – 2-stroke 6-cyl. 700mm x2268mm bore/stroke 17,200mkW total at 108rpm.
AUXILIARY: 2 x Aux. Diesel Gen – 4-stroke driving 2 x AC generator(s) at 2,368ekW total, (2,960kVA total) 440V, 1 x Aux. Diesel Gen – 4-stroke driving 1 x AC generator(s) at 884ekW total, (1,105kVA total) 440V, 1 x Emergency Diesel Gen. – 4-stroke driving 1 x AC generator(s) at 200ekW total, (250kVA total) 440V.

Feeder, geared (with cranes) containership MV ‘MSC Nora” passing under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on arrival to Upper New York Harbor. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Feeder, geared (with cranes) containership MV ‘MSC Nora” passing under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on arrival to Upper New York Harbor. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Feeder, geared (with cranes) containership MV ‘MSC Nora” passing under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on arrival to Upper New York Harbor. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Feeder, geared (with cranes) containership MV ‘MSC Nora” sailing upstream in the Upper New York Harbor. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Feeder, geared (with cranes) containership MV ‘MSC Nora” sailing upstream in the Upper New York Harbor under a majestic autumn sunset. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Feeder, geared (with cranes) containership MV ‘MSC Nora” sailing upstream in the Upper New York Harbor under a majestic autumn sunset. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Feeder, geared (with cranes) containership MV ‘MSC Nora” sailing upstream in the Upper New York Harbor under a majestic autumn sunset. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Feeder, geared (with cranes) containership MV ‘MSC Nora” sailing against the Lower Manhattan skyline – dominated by the One World Trade Center skyscraper. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Feeder, geared (with cranes) containership MV ‘MSC Nora” sailing against the Lower Manhattan skyline – dominated by the One World Trade Center skyscraper. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Feeder, geared (with cranes) containership MV ‘MSC Nora” sailing against the Lower Manhattan skyline – dominated by the One World Trade Center skyscraper. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Feeder, geared (with cranes) containership MV ‘MSC Nora” sailing against the Lower Manhattan skyline – dominated by the One World Trade Center skyscraper. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Feeder, geared (with cranes) containership MV ‘MSC Nora” sailing against the Lower Manhattan skyline – dominated by the One World Trade Center skyscraper. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Containership MV ‘MSC Nora” sailing upstream and toward the New Jersey container terminals while cruiseship MS ‘Anthem of the Seas’ has just departed her dock in New Jersey. Aframax tanker MT ‘HS Carmen’ at anchor. Statue of Liberty barely visible (just aft of the tankers’s midships). Image credit: Karatzas Images.

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