Second Boxship named in Hamburg

Papenburg, 11.03.2005 - On March, 10 2005 MEYER WERFT in Papenburg delivered the second container ship for Hansa Hamburg Shipping International. The 1,600 TEU vessel will be named in Hamburg on Saturday and has been chartered by the Canadian operator CP Ships and will be in service on the route Canada - Northwestern Europe.

MS Reinbek, yard number S. 672, is the second unit out of four novel container ships having a freight capacity of 1,620 containers (TEU). The other two ships of this type will follow untill summer of 2005.

These slender-built ships are 169.0 m long, 27.2 m wide, and can operate at a speed of 20 knots. From a technical viewpoint, the ships are outstanding due to the highest ice class (Finnish-Swedish 1A Super) and the special arrangement of the hatches. In the midship section they are designed as so-called "open-top ships," 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.