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Christened a new portacontainer from 9.600 teu of Hamburg Süd
It is the fourth of a series of six ships of new class "CAP Saint"
March 3, 2014
Last week to the Exolgan Terminal of the port of Buenos Aires the ceremony of baptism of portacontainer the CAP San Lorenzo has held that is constructed by the South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) on behalf of the German Hamburg Süd. The new ship, of 124.500 gross capacities in tons, is long 333,2 meters, wide 48,2 meters, has a cargo ability 9.600 pairs to container teu (of which 2,100 refrigerators), the maximum draught of 14 meters and a speed of 21 knots.
The CAP San Lorenzo is the fourth of a portacontenitori series of six new of new class "CAP Saint". Up to now the ship is employed by Hamburg Süd in the service that connects Asia with the South Africa and the coast oriental of South America, while after the baptism ceremony it will be introduced in the service of line of the German company that connects Europe with the coast oriental of South America.
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