[3] The 272-metre (892 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea in 2004/2005.

Originally owned by Monte Rosa GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[3] she has had three owners and been registered under two flags.

[8] Monte Rosa had its keel laid down on 1 November 2004[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea.

[1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft).

[1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 71,297.9 long tons deadweight (DWT).