Hamburg Sud christened its Rio Madeira in the Uruguayan port of Montevideo last week.

The vessel is the final newbuilding of a series of six identical 5,900 TEU container ships. Sponsor of the Rio Madeira was Katharina von Malaisé.

Following her delivery at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI) in Romania in mid-November, the Rio Madeira was briefly deployed in the service between Asia and South America’s East Coast.

The vessel – named after the Amazon’s largest tributary, the 1,500km Rio Madeira – has been phased into the shipping group’s Europe–South America East Coast Service.

This year will see the delivery of another four Hamburg Süd container ships.

Scheduled for delivery in the first six months are two Cap vessels of 4,600 TEU apiece, to be followed in the second half of the year by two ships of the 7,100 TEU Santa class.

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• Hamburg Sud Christens load of 5,900-TEU series

    Hamburg Sud christened the final new ship in a series of six identical container vessels of 5,900 20-foot equivalent units capacity each in Montevideo, Uruguay. The ship Rio Madeira was delivered in November at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries in Romania and briefly deployed in the service between Asia and South

• Hamburg Sud: baptized in Antwerp

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• Hamburg Sd u0026quot: baptized in Antwerp are now

     The ‘Rio Bravo’ is to be christened today in the port of Antwerp, the ceremony being attended by numerous national and international guests. She is the fifth newbuilding in a series of six identical Hamburg S?d container vessels, each with a slot capacity of 5,900 TEU.

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• CMA CGM aims to 49 Ship supplies Delay

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• Box Fleet Growth Hits Ten Year Low

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• Cargo dwell time drops to Apapa Port

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