Final Monte-class boxship christened

The ?Monte Aconcagua?, the last of a series of ten of Hamburg Sud’s 5,552TEU Monte-class containerships was recently christened in Hong Kong.

Following the naming ceremony, the newbuilding was phased into the shipowner’s Asia – South Africa/South America East Coast Service (New Good Hope Express).

The 45,765kW ?Monte Aconcagua? has a length of 272 metres, a beam of 40 metres, a maximum draught of 13.2 metres and a speed of 23.3 knots.

Hamburg Sud will be adding three further Rio-class vessels to its fleet by the end of the year. These vessels have a container capacity of 5,900TEU, making them one bay longer than the ships of the Monte-class. The Rio ships are to be phased into the shipping group’s Europe – South America East Coast Service, gradually replacing the Monte vessels, which will then operate in the Asia – South Africa/South America East Coast Service.