Hamburg Süd Christens San Christobal

Hamburg Süd celebrated on August 28 the christening of its container ship “San Christobal” at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The vessel is the second newbuild in the series of three new “San”-class ships.

Each container vessel in the “San”-class has a nominal slot capacity of 9,034 TEU, and the “San Christobal” and her sister ships each have 1,370 reefer slots.

As of September, the “San Christobal” will operate between Asia and the East coast of South America. A part of the vessel’s cargo will consist of reefer goods, including frozen meat, fruit and vegetables.

Technical data for the “San Christobal”:

• Capacity 111,700 dwt;
• Container capacity 9,034 TEU;
• Reefer slots 1,370;
• Length overall 300.00 m;
• Length between perpendiculars 287.00 m;
• Width 48.20 m;
• Draught max. 14.50 m;
• Speed 22 kn;
• Main engine output 36,440 kW.