On Saturday 10 May 2003 Odense Steel Shipyard presented its latest newbuilding built for A.P. Møller. Mrs Gitte Christrup, wife of Attorney at Law Henrik Christrup, member of the Board of The A.P. Møller and Mrs Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller’s Foundation honoured the owner by naming the newbuilding ANNA MÆRSK.


ANNA MÆRSK has an overall length of 352 metres and a breadth of 43 meters, which places ANNA MÆRSK among the largest and most modern container vessels in the world.


ANNA MÆRSK is equipped with a 12-cylinder HSD-Wärtsilä Sulzer diesel engine, developing 63,000 kW at 100 revolutions per minute – equivalent to 85,500 BHP.


Apart from excellent facilities for the daily crew ANNA MÆRSK is equipped with an education centre for 10 cadets, enabling the vessel to act as a training ship. After delivery ANNA MÆRSK will enter Maersk Sealand’s worldwide liner service.


ANNA MÆRSK is registered in Aabenraa and will be commanded by Captain Flemming Kjær, Haderslev, with Finn Jeppesen, Hvidovre as Chief Engineer. The vessel will have a crew of 15.