''MSC Bruxelles'' is one of the largest container ships in the world. She has a maximum capacity of 9,200 TEU . The ship is owned by Santa Loretta Shipping Corp.

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''MSC Bruxelles'' was built by

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in yard 1511 and was finished in November 2005. This dry cargo container ship is operated by Redeerei Claus-Peter Offen GmbH & Co. KG and the

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is Monrovia,

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. ''MSC Bruxelles'' has a length of 337m, a beam of 46m, a draught of 15m, and a depth of 27m. ''MSC Bruxelles'' is powered by a MAN-B&W 12K98MC-C, 2 stroke 12 cylinder engine, capable of producing 68,520 kW, or 93,159 hp driving one fixed pitch propeller.

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