MSC Pamela was built by Samsung Heavy Industries and launched in 2005. The vessel's engine, also built by Samsung Heavy Industries, consumes 248 tonnes of heavy fuel oil per day.

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MSC Pamela at the Port of Felixstowe, England, on 15 August 2005
History
Name	MSC Pamela
Owner	Compania Naviera Pamela S.A.[1]
Operator	Mediterranean Shipping Company[1]
Port of registry	Panama[1]
Builder	Samsung Heavy Industries, Geoje, South Korea[1]
Yard number	1508[1]
Laid down	7 February 2005[1]
Launched	20 April 2005[1]
Completed	11 July 2005[1]
In service	2005–
Identification	IMO number: 9290531 Call sign: 3EBT6[1] MMSI number: 371228000[2]
Status	In service
General characteristics [1]
Type	Container ship
Tonnage	107,849 GT 61,479 NT 117,063 DWT
Length	336.64 m (1,104 ft 6 in)
Beam	45.60 m (149 ft 7 in)
Draft	15.50 m (50 ft 10 in)
Depth	27.20 m (89 ft 3 in)
Installed power	MAN-HSD 12K98MC-C (68,520 kW)
Propulsion	Single shaft, fixed pitch propeller Bow thruster (3,000 kW)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Capacity	9,200 TEU

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The vessel measures 336.6m in length, a draft of 15m, with a gross tonnage of 107,200 and with a breadth of 45.6m (150ft); is capable of a maximum speed of 25.2 knots. She sails under the Panamanian flag for the Mediterranean Shipping Company.

At its launch, MSC Pamela broke the world records for the number of containers that could be carried on a single vessel.^[3] As a post-Panamax vessel, and therefore unable to pass through the Panama Canal, she operates between the major ports of Europe and the Far East.