The MSC Santa Maria arrived in Halifax this morning May 19 to off load some cargo to meet St.Lawrence River draft restrictions. The ship is on MSC's CANEX1 service from the Mediterranean and Sines, Portugal for Montreal.
When it sailed from PSA Halifax early this evening it appeared to have reduced its draft substantially.
With part of its bulbous bow and part of its rudder visible, and container stacks no more than three high, the ship was in very light condition. Once it reaches the fresh water of the Upper St.Lawrence that may not be quite so obvious.
The MSC Santa Maria was built in 2005 by Hyundai, Ulsan, measuring 54,809 gt, 67,273 dwt and with a capacity of 5047 TEU including 550 reefers.
The ship has been renamed no fewer than six times. Starting out as P+O Nedlloyd Dover it was immediately renamed Maersk Durham then became in 2010: Cap Stephens; 2012: Santa Philippa; 2015: Nansen Strait; 2017: CSL Santa Maria and in 2022: MSC Santa Maria.
And yes MSC has a MSC Nina F but no MSC Pinta.
It was reported this week that the Mediterranean Shipping Company, MSC, with 753 ships rated at 4,926,720 TEU will pass the 5 million TEU mark in the next two weeks as two new ships are delivered. MSC has doubled its fleet in 8 1/2 years and has purchased 306 ships since August 2020. It is expected to exceed 6 million TEU capacity in 2024.
To put things in perspective the entire global container fleet had a capacity of 5 million TEU in the year 2000.
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