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A15-class Container Ship
The A15 class is a series of 11 container ships originally built for the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and now operated by Hapag-Lloyd. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 14,993 TEU. The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t .... List of ships See also * A18-class container ship * A13-class container ship References Container ship classes Ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Group {{Ship-type-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries
HD Hyundai Samho () is the world's largest dockyard and produces approximately 40 vessels per year. Its yard is located in Samho-eup, Yeongam, South Korea. History The company was first established with a name of Incheon Shipbuilding (인천조선) in 1977 as a subsidiary company of Halla Group. (The founder of 'Halla group' was Chung In-Young the younger brother of Chung Ju-Yung, the founder of Hyundai Group) The first ship building dock was constructed in Incheon, South Korea. In 1990, the company changed its name to 'Halla Heavy Industries' (한라중공업) and moved the dockyard from Incheon to Samhoup which is located in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province. (total 3,300,000 square metres of land) In 1997, during the Asian Financial Crisis, the mother company Halla group (was ranked 12th in terms of equity at that time) has fallen into bankruptcy, bringing its affiliates into the slump as well. In this chaos, Halla Heavy Industries had filed for bankruptcy protection. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A13-class Container Ship
The A13 class is a series of 9 container ships originally built for the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and now operated by Hapag-Lloyd. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 13,296 TEU. The ships were built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. List of ships See also * A18-class container ship * A15-class container ship The A15 class is a series of 11 container ships originally built for the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and now operated by Hapag-Lloyd. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 14,993 TEU. The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Indu ... References Container ship classes Ships built by Samsung Heavy Industries {{Ship-type-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A18-class Container Ship
The A18 class (also called the A19 class) is a series of 6 Container ship, container ships originally built for the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and now operated by Hapag-Lloyd. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 19,870 Twenty-foot equivalent unit, TEU. The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. List of ships See also * A15-class container ship * A13-class container ship References {{reflist Container ship classes Ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afif (ship)
Afif ( ) is a city in central Saudi Arabia, in the Najd region. It is situated approximately halfway between Riyadh and Mecca. The modern town was established in the 1910s as a ''hijra'', or "settlement", for the nomadic tribes of the area, particularly the tribe of 'Utaybah (see Ikhwan). It has since grown into a small city of 39,581 as of the 2004 census, not counting the surrounding towns and villages, which together with 'Afif form the 'Afif Governorate. The city once served as a gateway between the central and western regions of Saudi Arabia. The city is also known to be the first landing site of the first airplane owned by King Abdulaziz the first king of Saudi Arabia. The town was named after an old well in the area called Afif "بئر عفيف - البير العود". People used to pass by this well in their way to Mekkah while performing the Hajj or Omrah, in order to get water for the rest of the way. Eventually, during the month of Hajj, merchants began to congrega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umm Qarn (ship)
Umm Qarn () is a Qatari village in the municipality of Al Daayen. Located just off Al Shamal Highway, the village hosts the municipal office and currently serves as the municipality's administrative seat. Etymology The settlement derives its name from local geographical features. Umm Qarn translates to 'mother of flat shaped hill'. History Local tradition states that Umm Qarn is the ancestral homeland of the Al Mudahika tribe. The Al Fadala family, descended from the ancient Arab Tayy tribe, also historically resided here. In July 1985, the government announced it had begun a campaign to distribute fresh water to the Qatari rural villages suffering from water shortages. As part of this campaign, QAR 25,000 was allocated towards water distribution in Umm Qarn. Geography Umm Qarn is situated in eastern Qatar, about 35 km from the capital Doha. It is located in the northern part of the Al Daayen Municipality. The villages of Abu Thaylah and Simaisma are nearby. It forms the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jasrah (ship)
Al Jasrah () is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. It hosts Souq Waqif, one of the largest souqs in Qatar. Other points of interest in the district include Souq Jaidah, the Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital, the Souq Waqif Horse Stables, Abdul Aziz Nasser Theatre, Waqif Art Centre, Al Koot Fort (also known as Doha Fort) and Doha Fort Museum. Most of its landmarks are accessible through Al Souq Street, Souq Waqif Street and Al Jasra Street. To the immediate east of Al Jasrah is Al Souq, a Qatari commercial district that hosts a number of smaller-sized souqs. Etymology The meaning of "jasrah" in Arabic is "bridge". It was thus named because the partially submerged rocks along its coastline look like a bridge. It is sometimes pronounced as ''yasrah'' in local dialect. History Prior to 1947, Al Jasrah was known under the names ''Doha Saghira'' (Little Doha) and ''Dowaiha''. Qatar's first hospital was established in Al Jasrah by emir Abdullah bin Jassim in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Murabba
Al-Murabba () is a historic neighborhood in central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located west of Al Wizarat (Riyadh), al-Wazarat and north of Al Fouta, al-Futah in the sub-municipality of Al Malaz Sub-Municipality, al-Malaz. Its name reportedly comes from a broken square-shaped dry well around which the Murabba Palace was built and from where latter's name gets derived as well. It is situated in close proximity to the Al Batʼha (Riyadh), al-Batʼha commercial area and the Qasr Al Hukm District, Qasr al-Hukm District. Al-Murabba has lent its name to the New Murabba project, a planned downtown and real estate development in northwestern Riyadh. The neighborhood hosts a large presence of overseas Egyptians, Egyptian community. History After the unification of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, King Abdulaziz ordered building of palaces outside the Riyadh city wall, former city walls of Old Riyadh, marking one of the preludes for the subsequent expansions of Riyadh. One of the places he chose was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
