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In the port of Amburgo the portacontainer is christened by 19.224 teu MSC Zoe
the ship is long 394,4 meters and wide 59,0 meters
August 3, 2015
Yesterday in the port of Amburgo the MSC Zoe is christened, portacontainer of the cargo ability of 19.224 teu of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) that it follows binoculars MSC Oliver and MSC Oscar constructed they also give the South Korean ship yard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Maritime Engineering (DSME).
The MSC Zoe and its two binoculars carry the names of the grandsons of the shipowner Gianluigi Aponte. Godmother of the ceremony has been in fact the Zoe small, grandson four-year-old of the founder and the executive president of group MSC and daughter of Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Cruises and executive director of group MSC.
The MSC Zoe, of 197.362 gross capacities in tons, is long 394,4 meters, wide 59,0 meters and has a speed of service of 22,8 knots.
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