First 13,380-TEU Cosco container ship in Hamburg
Chinese shipping company Cosco’s giant container vessel with 13,380-TEU capacity calls HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort for the first time
The newbuilding Cosco Belgium will be berthing in Hamburg for the first time on 11 April 2013. Operating under the Hong Kong flag, this ULCC is 366 metres long, 51 metres wide and when fully loaded has a draft of 15.5 metres. She is the first of altogether eight 13,380 TEU vessels ordered by Cosco from the Chinese NACKS shipyard in April 2008. Designed to fulfill the latest environmental standards, this series of newbuildings represents the largest ship type so far built by any shipyard in China. By 2014 all newbuildings will be delivered and put into operation.
The Cosco Belgium will be deployed on the CKYH Alliance’s weekly Asia-Europe NE3 service from Hamburg, calling at HHLA‘s Container Terminal Tollerort. From Hamburg, the Cosco Belgium will continue her voyage on 13 April via Antwerp to Yantian, Hong Kong, Xingang, Dalian, Qingdao, Ningbo and Singapore, returning again from there to Hamburg within around 26 days via Rotterdam and Felixstowe. Altogether ten ships with slot capacities of 13,000 TEU operate this service. Apart from Cosco, the “K” Line, Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming are members of the CKHY Alliance.
China is by far the leading trade partner for seaborne container traffic via the Port of Hamburg. In 2012 around 2.6 million TEU were transported between Hamburg and ports in China, including Hong Kong.
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