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 The Colombo Express on its maiden voyage into Hamburg, with the Köhlbrand bridge in the background, in April 2005 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Colombo Express |
| Owner: | Hapag-Lloyd |
| Operator: | Hapag-Lloyd Container Line division |
| Route: | Europe to Southeast Asia |
| Builder: | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Christened: | 11 April 2005 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: | 93,750 gross tons 104,400 metric tons deadweight capacity |
| Length: | 1,099 feet (335m) |
| Beam: | 140 feet (43 m) |
| Installed power: | diesel engine |
Colombo Express is one of the largest container ships in the world.
Colombo Express holds 8,749 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), 730 refrigerated (reefer) TEUs, is 1,099 feet (335m) long, and has a beam, or width, of 140 feet (43 m). She is owned by the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, and operated by its Hapag-Lloyd Container Line division. She is named for Colombo, the largest city in Sri Lanka, which the predecessor company, North American Lloyd, first called on in 1886. She is the first of eight proposed Colombo Express Class vessels, and is only slightly larger (approximately 4%) than her Savannah Express Class cousins, the 8400 TEU (700 reefer) ships Savannah Express and Houston Express.
The Colombo Express measures 93,750 gross tons and had a deadweight capacity of 104,400 metric tons.[1] Her rated speed is 25.0 knots (46.3 km/h).[1] Built in South Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2004–2005, she was christened on 11 April 2005, and her diesel engine generates 93,500 horsepower (69,700 kW) of power.
The Colombo Express operates out of the homeport of Hamburg, and will mainly travel from Europe to Southeast Asia and back in 56-day round-trips.
Colombo Express class
The ships of the Colombo Express class are:
- Bremen Express
- Chicago Express
- Colombo Express
- Hanover Express
- Kuala Lumpur Express
- Kyoto Express
- Osaka Express
- Tsingtao Express
References
- ^ a b Colombo Express Class, Hapag Lloyd Vessels.
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