Eco-Friendly NYK Hermes Christened at Samsung Heavy

In celebrating the delivery of the sixth 13,208 TEU containership to OOCL, a christening ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the new mega vessel was held on Geoje Island in South Korea on July 18th.

Leased to NYK Line of Japan, it was named by Sponsor Ms. Madeleine Sands as the m.v. NYK Hermes. Among the distinguished guests was also the Sponsor’s father as the Guest of Honor, Mr. Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC, who witnessed the naming of the mega vessel.

“By embracing innovative designs and the latest green technologies, OOCL is committed to introducing efficient and environmentally friendly vessels to the shipping community. With a sophisticated hull form design and state-of-the-art engine technologies, these are just some important features that contribute to lowering energy consumption levels which in turn reduces emissions into the environment”, OOCL said in a press release.

This vessel is the sixth of the ten 13,208 TEU sized containerships ordered by OOCL from Samsung Heavy Industries. The NYK Hermes will be serving the Asia-Europe trade on the LP4 service where her port rotation will be: Ningbo / Shanghai / Yantian / Singapore / Suez Canal / Le Havre / Southampton / Hamburg / Rotterdam / Suez Canal / Jeddah / Singapore / Yantian and back to Ningbo in a 77-day round trip.

Principal particulars:

• Length overall: 366.469 m
• Length BP: 350 m
• Breadth (Md): 48.2 m
• Ship design speed: 23.5
• Container carrying capacity: 13, 208
• Deadweight:  143, 521

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Press release, July 22, 2013