A.P. Møller had a namegiving ceremony of a new container vessel at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Ulsan, Korea on 22 November 2003. Mrs Gilly Baker, wife of Mr John Baker CBE, Deputy Chairman of The Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc and non-executive Director of The Maersk Company Limited, UK, named the hull number 1412 MAERSK GAIRLOCH.


MAERSK GAIRLOCH is the sixth vessel of this class built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for service in the Maersk Company Limited fleet, and under the UK register. The Maersk Company Limited owned or managed fleet now consists of 50 vessels, 43 of which are flying the British flag.


MAERSK GAIRLOCH is a class of container vessel, which has been built with extra capacity for up to 10 trainee officers in addition to the vessel’s normal complement. The vessel is provided with specialised on-board training facilities, including the provision of a dedicated Cadet Training Officer, who will supervise the progress and training of Maersk officer trainees. After delivery the vessel will enter Maersk Sealand’s worldwide liner service.


MAERSK GAIRLOCH will be registered in London under the management of The Maersk Company Limited, UK and will be commanded by Captain Bent Jakobsen and with Stephen Jackson as Chief Engineer.


The vessel has a container capacity of about 4,300 TEU (twenty-foot containers) and is equipped with a 10 cylinder Man B&W main engine.


For further information please contact: Mr Lars Vang Christensen, Managing Director, Maersk Company Limited Shipping Division, London, telephone (+44) 207 712 5000.