Hamburg Süd christened the container ship “Cap San Vincent” at the yard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) in Okpo, South Korea. The “Cap San Vincent” is the most recent vessel of an identical group of three. The sister ships, “Cap San Juan” and “Cap San Lazaro”, have been in service for a number of months.
All three vessels are part of the latest generation of the “Cap San” series, making them the largest ships in the Hamburg Süd fleet. With an overall length of 331 metres and a width of 49.4 metres, the “Cap San Vincent” has a container slot capacity of 10,600 TEU and a reefer capacity of 1,000 plugs.
The new ship is to be phased into the Asia-South America East Coast Service in late September and will carry, for instance, products of the Korean automobile industry, household appliances and other electronic merchandise to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. On the return leg, the principal commodities shipped from South America to Asia are agricultural produce and mineral raw materials.
The christening celebrations were attended by customers and business partners of Hamburg Süd. The sponsor of the “Cap San Vincent” is Susanne Neiro from K+S Transport (Kali + Salz).
Technical data of the “Cap San Vincent”:
Capacity 122,000 t
Container slot capacity 10,600 TEU
Reefer slots 1,000
Length overall 331.00 m
Length between perpendiculars 315.30 m
Width 48.40 m
Draught max. 14.00 m
Speed 21 kn
Main engine output 40,670 kW