Series of four Container Ships now finished

Papenburg, 30.06.2005 - Today MEYER WERFT in Papenburg delivered the last container ship out of a series of four to Hansa Hamburg Shipping International. The ship will be named MS Barmbek in Hamburg on 2 July 2005 by Mrs. Petra Schadeberg-Herrmann.

The slender-built, 1,620-TEU (twenty foot equivalent unit) vessel is 169 m long, 27.20 m wide and able to operate at a speed of more than 20 kts. From a technical viewpoint, the ship is outstanding due to the highest ice class (Finnish-Swedish 1A Super) and the special arrangement of the hatches. In the midship section it is designed as so-called "open-top ship", while on the forward end as well as on both sides hatch covers are provided. Such a triple, longitudinal division of the cargo hold is an absolute novelty.

This innovative ship design allows for the best possible flexibility when operating the vessel as feeder ship, which means a supply vessel for the very big container ships. Like the other three ships of this series, MS Barmbek is equipped with a two-stroke diesel engine by MAN B&W. Moreover, the ships are fitted with a deck solely dedicated to up to eight persons only.

With these newbuildings made by MEYER WERFT, Hansa Hamburg Shipping International stands expressly by Germany as a shipbuilding location.