Hamburg Süd: ‘Bahia Negra’ completes 3,752 TEU newbuilding series

The ‘Bahia Negra’, the last of a total of six identical 3,752 TEU Hamburg Süd container ships was christened today at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (DSME) yard in Okpo/Korea. Sponsor of the newbuilding is Dr. Irmgard Gold-Kunisch, wife of Dr. Rolf Kunisch, a member of the advisory board of the Oetker Group. Following delivery on 23 August, the ‘Bahia Negra’ will be phased into Hamburg Süd’s liner service between Asia/South Africa and South America East Coast.