Rio de Janeiro (2008 ship)

Rio de Janeiro had its keel laid down on 4 February 2008[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea. Its hull has an overall length of 286.45 metres (939.8 ft).[1] In terms of width, the ship has a beam of 40 metres (130 ft).[1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft).[1]

The ship's container-carrying capacity of 5,905 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,905 20-foot shipping containers)[7] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship.[10] The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 73,899.[1] Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 39,673.[1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 80,454.6 long tons deadweight (DWT).[1]

The vessel was built with a Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division 8RTA96C[6] main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,760 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system auxiliary generators, 3 at 5,857.1-kilowatt (7,854.5 hp) each, and one at 3,857.1-kilowatt (5,172.5 hp).[6] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-4500 auxiliary boiler, as well as an Aalborg AG-2 exhaust gas boiler.[6]

Construction of the ship was completed on 12 June 2008.[1] As of 2018, the ship is classified by the ABS with the code "A1, Container Carrier, AMS, ACCU; RRDA, BWE, Ice Class D0 , UWILD, TCM, PMP[1]", meaning that it was constructed under the supervision of a recognized classification society, that the construction complies with the society's rules, and that it is classed as a general cargo carrier and container ship.[1]