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A new 7,100 teu container ship from Hamburg Süd has been christened
It is the eighth in a series of ten sister ships
July 27, 2012
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Yesterday in the port of Santos was held the ceremony of baptism of Saint Ursula, a new container ship from 7,100 teu of the German company Hamburg Süd which is was built by South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME). The ship, of 93,430 tons of capacity gross, is the eighth in a series of ten container ships twins ordered by the Germanic company.
Like the twins, the Saint Ursula is 299.9 meters long. meters, 42.8 meters wide, has a speed of 22.2 knots and offers connections for 1,600 refrigerated containers. The ship will be employed by Hambug Süd in the service connecting Asia with the South Africa and the east coast of South America.
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