13,200 TEU: Hapag-Lloyd enters a new class of size

Hapag-Lloyd to put into service ten new 13,200-TEU container vessels before the end of 2013, thus ensuring its competitiveness
 
Hapag-Lloyd held a naming ceremony for the “Hamburg Express”, the first of ten new vessels in its new 13,200 TEU class, on 17 August. Cornelia Behrendt, wife of Michael Behrendt, Chairman of the Executive Board of Hapag-Lloyd, performed the ceremony for what is now the largest ship in the Hapag-Lloyd fleet. The naming ceremony took place at the Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in Hamburg, where the new ship will call regularly in future.
 
The first vessel in the new “Hamburg Express” class will sail Loop 4 of the G6 Alliance, replacing a ship with approximately 8,000 TEU on this service. Loop 4 starts in Hamburg and calls at the ports of Rotterdam, Singapore, Yantian, Ningbo and Shanghai before returning via Yantian, Singapore and Southampton. The next two vessels from the series ordered in December 2010 will be delivered to Hapag-Lloyd in late September and mid-November, respectively, and will also be deployed in Loop 4. The remaining seven ships are due for delivery next year.
 
All ten newbuilds will sail under the German flag and are under construction at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The vessels are 366 metres long and 48 metres wide and have a maximum capacity of 142,092 tonnes with a draft of 15.5 metres. From keel to superstructure they measure a good 66 metres.
 
With the addition of the newbuilds, Hapag-Lloyd can return more expensive charter ships and thus adjust its fleet capacities flexibly in line with market demand. Including the new “Hamburg Express”, the Hapag-Lloyd fleet currently consists of 147 vessels with a total capacity of around 674,000 TEU.

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