Global shipping giants: Hamburg Süd executives said last that they were in Singapore to name the second of the company’s identical 7,100-TEU ‘Santa’ class container ships, the MV Santa Isabel
On 28th February officials Hamburg are expected in Durban, South Africa for the naming of the first ship of the class, Santa Clara. They are the largest container ships ever built for Hamburg Süd and with their 1,600 reefer plugs, are the ships with the biggest reefer capacity currently available worldwide.
Global shipping giants: Hamburg Süd executives said last that they were in Singapore to name the second of the company’s identical 7,100-TEU ‘Santa’ class container ships, the MV Santa Isabel
On 28th February officials Hamburg are expected in Durban, South Africa for the naming of the first ship of the class, Santa Clara. They are the largest container ships ever built for Hamburg Süd and with their 1,600 reefer plugs, are the ships with the biggest reefer capacity currently available worldwide.
Both ships are in service on the company’s New Good Hope Express loop connecting Asia with South America via South Africa. The ship named this past week, Santa Isabel was named after a successful training ship of the German company in the 1950s. The new container ship is 299.9m in length, has a beam of 42.8m and a draught of 13.5m. Her engine output is 45,760kW giving her a speed of 22.2knots.
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