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Christened the first two of eight new ships from 13.100 teu of E.R. Schiffahrt
For the moment - it has announced the CEO Schumacher - the two new portacontainer will be the last ships that the company will place under the German flag
October 18, 2011
Yesterday in the ship yard of Ulsan of the South Korean group Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) the first two of eight portacontainer are christened twin from 13.100 teu that shipowning society German E.R. Schiffahrt has ordered to the Asian navalmeccanico group and that they will be taken in delivery within the next May. Draft of the E.R.Blessed and of the E.R.Cristina, both mail rental in the long term with the group Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), that they are respective 100ª and 101ª the ship let alone the portacontainer of greater ability to the fleet of the company of Amburgo.
The two ships, of 140.570 gross capacities in tons, are long 366,0 meters, wide 48,2 meters, have a draught of 15,5 meters and a speed of 24,7 knots. The 800 ships can transport container reefer and will be employed by MSC on the routes between Asia and Europe.
In occasion of the baptism ceremony the E.R managing director. Schiffahrt, Albert Schumacher, have announced that for the moment the two new portacontainer will be the last ships that the company will place under the German flag. "We are waiting for to see - it has explained - if the German federal government will continue to subsidize German Maritime Association". Schumacher has remembered that in the past the government in fact has contributed to support the competitiveness of deep the German shipowning societies with specific for the association.
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Yesterday in the ship yard of Ulsan of the South Korean group Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) the first two of eight portacontainer are christened twin from 13.100 teu that shipowning society German E.R. Schiffahrt has ordered to the Asian navalmeccanico group and that they will be taken in delivery within the next May. Draft of the E.R. Blessed and of the E.R. Cristina, both mail rental in the long term with the group Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), that they are respective 100ª and 101ª the ship let alone the portacontainer of greater ability to the fleet of the company of Amburgo.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
