New class of container ship christened

摘要

At the end of January a new class of container hip was christened at Hamburg's Ueberseebruecke terminal. This Hansa Hamburg Shipping-owned 1600TEU feeder ship was named Eilhek, The vessel was built in Papenburg, Germany, by Meyer Werft - a yard normally associated with passenger ships but recently in need of work of any kind. By June 2005, this yard will have completed the vessel's three sisters, Reinbek, Flottbek, and Barmbek. The vessels will sail under the German flag and will be registered at the port of Hamburg. The first of its class, Kilheck meets the highest ice-class specification, Finnish/Swedish 1A Super. Safety was a major priority in the design of this vessel: separate cargo holds cater for dangerous goods and the fuel tanks are located well inside the ship and not between the twin hulls.