Last of six BAHIA class ships christened at Daewoo shipyard
BAHIA NEGRA is the last of this clutch, but many more new ships are bound for Hamburg Sud's fleet



 

The BAHIA NEGRA, the last of a total of six identical 3,752 TEU Hamburg Süd container ships was christened today, 17th August 2007, at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (DSME) yard in Okpo/Korea.

Sponsor of the newbuilding is Dr. Irmgard Gold-Kunisch, wife of Dr. Rolf Kunisch, a member of the advisory board of the Oetker Group. Following delivery on 23 August, the BAHIA NEGRA will be phased into Hamburg Süd's liner service between Asia/South Africa and South America East Coast.

The BAHIA NEGRA is named after a small town in the northern tip of Paraguay. It lies in the region where the country meets Brazil and Bolivia at the Rio Paraguay, the river that marks the border to Brazil.

The BAHIA NEGRA completes the series of "Bahia" ships at DSME. Until 2010, however, Hamburg Süd, will be having a further 16 container ships built at DSME and at its Romanian sister yard of Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI). Capacities will range from 5,500 TEU and 6,300 TEU.

Technical data of the BAHIA NEGRA:

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