''MSC Sindy'' is a container ship operated by the

Mediterranean Shipping Company Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., branded as MSC, is an international shipping line founded by Gianluigi Aponte in Italy in 1970. The company is owned by the Aponte family with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, since 1978. It is the ...

. She was built by

Samsung Heavy Industries Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. () is one of the largest shipbuilders in the world and one of the "Big Three" shipbuilders of South Korea (including Hyundai and Hanwha). Geoje (in South Gyeongsang Province) is one of the largest shipyards ...

and sails under the flag of

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Hull and engine

''MSC Sindy'' is owned by Compania Naviera Sylvana and operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) It was built by the Samsung Heavy Industries Company and its yard number was 1611. The ship has a beam of and a length of . It has a draught of and a

moulded depth A hull is the watertight body of a ship, boat, submarine, or flying boat. The hull may open at the top (such as a dinghy), or it may be fully or partially covered with a deck. Atop the deck may be a deckhouse and other superstructures, such as a ...

of 27m. ''MSC Sindy'' is the sister ship to the '' MSC Bruxelles''. ''MSC Sindy'' uses a 12-cylinder,

two-stroke oil Two-stroke oil (also referred to as two-cycle oil, 2-cycle oil, 2T oil, or 2-stroke oil) is a type of motor oil intended for use in crankcase compression two-stroke engines, typical of small gasoline-powered engines. Use Unlike a four-stroke en ...

engine developing and driving a single propeller. The ship has 4 auxiliary generators, each rated at 2,950 kW. ''MSC Sindy'' can carry under 9,580 TEUs, 700 of which may be refrigerated containers. This means the ship can carry 9,580 twenty-foot containers. While being built, ''MSC Sindy'' went through 3 different names. Originally it was called ''MSC Sylvan''. However, the summer before it was completed, it was changed to ''MSC Rosalba''. Later that year it was again changed to ''MSC Sindy''.

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External links

Germanischer Lloyd online ship register

Mediterranean Shipping Company fleet
Container ships 2007 ships Ships built by Samsung Heavy Industries