Maersk Group announces from spec to sea follow the Triple-e Monday, May 20, 2013
The first Triple-E vessel is scheduled for delivery on 28 June 2013, with its actual service in the Maersk Line fleet on the Asia - Europe trade to begin in mid-July.
How do you design a 400 metre ship that can carry 18,000 containers and consume 35% less fuel than much smaller ships? How is it built? How do seafarers prepare for sailing a ship like this—before it exists
To unfold and share these stories and many more about these vessels, from concept through completion and service, an official Triple-E website has been created.
It is here one can track the progress of the vessels’ construction, see a countdown to launch and delivery, and explore a menu of photos, videos and stories from the many phases of the project.
“A project like this has multiple stages and a huge diversity of people, machines and activities responsible for so many different parts. It’s fascinating, and until now has happened behind the gates of the shipyard. The Triple-E site is our chance to share the build and development of these amazing ships from beginning to end with our customers, employees and the public,” says Steen Reeslev, Head of Group Relations at Maersk.
Many stories to tell
What does it take to paint a Triple-E? Much more than a weekend. And it turns out that the paint is far more critical to the vessel’s performance than one might expect—a pictorial on the site explains.
It takes 286 days to complete one Triple-E vessel but only 77 seconds in this timelapse, created from 30,000 photos taken over 3 months at the DSME shipyard in Okpo, Korea.
What will happen to the ship at the end of its career more than 25 years from now? With its Cradle-to-Cradle, an online database with detailed information about most of the components of the ship, it will be possible to locate and recycle the vast majority of the 60,000 tonnes of steel and other materials on each Triple-E.
Excite and engage
The Triple-E website will host all new information about the Triple-E and is part of the wider communication plan around the Triple-E launch with a goal to excite and engage the general public, customers, investors and employees in the creation and launch of these vessels.
A number of events are planned in connection with the completion and launch of the first Triple-E, including a traditional naming ceremony in the shipyard, a maiden voyage, as well as local events in and around the ports of call. There will also be various social media events that will enable people around the world to participate on different levels in the arrival of these new ships.