Ltd.[2][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 Santa Containerschiffe GmbH, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[3] she has had four owners and been registered under three flags.

[8] Monte Sarmiento had its keel laid down on 27 December 2004[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea.

[1] The ship is classified by the ABS with the code "A1, Container Carrier, AMS, ACCU; RRDA, BWE, UWILD, PMP[1]", meaning that it was constructed under the supervision of a recognized classification society, that the construction complies with the society's rules, and that it is classed as a general cargo carrier and container ship.

[1] After a fire broke out in the engine room the ship has been at anchor in Babitonga Bay Sao Francisco do Sul, awaiting for repairs for more than two months.