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Suezchannel 2005
Teu Capacities of 3,430 Total, 2,528 Homogeneous and 152 Reefers
Built 1981
Owners/Managers:Hapag-Lloyd Cont., Built at H.D.W., Germany Flagged,Ice Strengthened E Class, Length Overall of 287.71 m.,Draught of 13.03 m., Beam of 32.31 m., Gross Tonnage of 57,540,Speed of 24.60 kts at 155.00 tonnes per day, Heavy Fuel Oil, Horsepower of 54,400B at 122, Bunker Capacity of 8,240 tonnes.
Call Sign DGFQ,
newest information: from portagent
Posted on: 2007/9/20 13:28
The oldest containership within Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet, mv „Frankfurt Express“ (IMO 7909592),
built 1981, joined the fleet of MSC on 18th Sept. 2007 in Singapore.
The 3.430 TEU carrier was sold to Compania Naviera Athinsa SA of Panama, a daughter company of the Swiss carrier MSC.
Now flying the Panamanian flag and managed by Dobson Fleet Management, she will sail the seven seas under her new name “MSC ATHINA”.
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dead slow ahead !
best regards, Klaus
Former name(s):
- Frankfurt Express (Until 2007 Oct)
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It was reported in the August 2007 edition of Sea Breezes that the Frankfurt Express had been sold to India for scrapping. When she was launched in 1981 she was the World's largest container vessel.
Regards
Steve Ellwood
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thanks I'm just comming back from a short Asian freighter cruise trip with cma cgm Medea
thanks for the information
Peter S- xylad
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