MSC Nuria
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MSC Nuria is a container ship
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...
built in 2008 by the Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries
Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries
Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries or DMHI is a large shipyard located south of the Port of Constanţa, in Mangalia, Romania. It was formed in 1997 as a joint venture between South Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and the 2 Mai Shipyard in Mangalia...
in Mangalia
Mangalia
Mangalia , is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanţa County, Romania.The municipality of Mangalia also administers several summer time seaside resorts: Cap Aurora, Jupiter, Neptun, Olimp, Saturn, Venus.-History:...
, Romania
Romania
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and currently operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. is the world's largest shipping line in terms of container vessel capacity. MSC operates 469 vessels and has a capacity of...
. She is the largest container ship ever constructed in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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The ship has a container capacity of 4,860 TEU
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
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The Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. is the world's largest shipping line in terms of container vessel capacity. MSC operates 469 vessels and has a capacity of...
also had a previous ship called MSC Nuria built in 1977 as the Australian Venture and operated under Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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flag that was discharged in 2006.