APL MINNESOTA is a large Japanese-built containership operated in the APL / CMA CGM liner network and remaining fully active almost two decades after delivery.
One important correction is required to the original PiraeuShips article: although it listed 2007 as the year of build, the official ClassNK register records the ship as completed on:
12 June 2008.
The keel was laid on 18 December 2007 and she was launched on 25 February 2008, which likely explains the earlier year appearing in some databases.
Vessel Details
Name: APL MINNESOTA
IMO: 9350018
MMSI: 636013521
Call Sign: A8NM5
Type: Container Ship
Flag: Liberia
Port of Registry: Monrovia
Built: 2008
Builder: Koyo Dockyard Co. Ltd., Mihara, Japan
Yard Number: 2235
Keel Laid: 18 December 2007
Launched: 25 February 2008
Completed: 12 June 2008
Registered Owner: Los Halillos Shipping Co. S.A.
Management: Shoei Ship Management Pte. Ltd.
Commercial Operator: CMA CGM / APL network
Class: ClassNK
Gross Tonnage: 71,787 GT
Deadweight: 72,912 t
Length Overall: 293.18 m
Beam: 40.00 m
Summer Draught: 14.021 m
Container Capacity: 6,350 TEU
Reefer Capacity: 500 TEU
Main Engine Power: 62,920 kW
Sea-Trial Maximum Speed: 28.9 knots
Current Status: Active.
Built at Koyo Dockyard
APL MINNESOTA was constructed by:
Koyo Dockyard at Mihara, Japan.
Official ClassNK records identify the vessel as yard number:
2235.
Her 293-metre length and 6,350-TEU capacity placed her firmly among large mainline containerships when delivered in 2008.
6,350 TEU
Current class records give:
6,350 TEU
with capacity for approximately:
500 refrigerated containers.
The vessel therefore has substantial reefer capability in addition to conventional dry-container capacity.
High-Power Main Engine
The ship is powered by a large Mitsui-built two-stroke main engine producing:
62,920 kW.
ClassNK records a sea-trial continuous maximum speed of:
28.9 knots.
Such speeds are far above the slow-steaming speeds generally used by containerships today.
APL / CMA CGM
APL subsequently became part of the wider:
CMA CGM Group.
APL MINNESOTA remains commercially employed within CMA CGM and alliance services.
In 2026 she was operating on the:
Victory Bridge / Europe–Gulf of Mexico Express
network.
PiraeuShips in 2020
PiraeuShips published the dedicated:
APL MINNESOTA – IMO 9350018
entry in April 2020.
The article correctly recorded:
71,787 GT
72,912 DWT
293 m length
and:
Koyo Dockyard,
but the construction year should now be corrected from:
2007 → 2008.
Still Active in 2026
APL MINNESOTA remains fully operational in 2026.
September schedules continued to show her calling at:
Southampton
Antwerp
Bremerhaven
and North American Gulf ports.
PiraeuShips Record
APL MINNESOTA was recorded by PiraeuShips during the continuing international career of a large Japanese-built APL containership. Official ClassNK records confirm that the vessel was completed by Koyo Dockyard on 12 June 2008 — rather than 2007 as previously shown in the PiraeuShips database — after her keel had been laid in December 2007. With a capacity of 6,350 TEU, 72,912 tonnes deadweight and 62,920 kW of main-engine power, the 293-metre ship remains a substantial liner vessel. Still fully active in 2026 within the CMA CGM / APL network, the updated profile corrects the construction date while preserving the PiraeuShips footage from an active phase of her long commercial career.
Original video footage © PiraeuShips. All rights reserved.
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