Hamburg Sud Newbuilds Christened

Two newbuildings from Dawoo for Hamburg Sud's liner services.

On Thursday, 1 February 2007, the container vessels "Bahia" and "Bahia Blanca" were christened at the yard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (DSME) in Okpo, Korea. The sponsors of the two Hamburg Süd newbuildings are Alexandra Prinzessin zu Salm-Horstmar and Dr. Ingeborg von Schubert, Chairwoman of the Advisory Board of the Gundlach Group, Bielefeld.

The "Bahia" and "Bahia Blanca" are the first of a total of six identical 3,752 TEU container ships. They will be phased into Hamburg Süd's liner services between Asia and South America East Coast.

The "Bahia" is named after the state of the same name on the Atlantic coast of north-eastern Brazil. The name "Bahia Blanca" has its origins in a port in the south of the Argentinean province of Buenos Aires.

Technical data of the "Bahia" and "Bahia Blanca":

Capacity 50,800 tdw
Container capacity 3,752 TEU
Reefer container plugs 610
Length overall 254.00 m
Length between perpendiculars 242.00 m
Breadth 32.20 m
Draught max. 12.40 m
Speed 21.5 kn
Main engine output 26,160 kW

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