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Jf Hillebrand Group Ag News

15 Feb 2007

Hapag-Lloyd Takes Delivery of Containership

Hapag-Lloyd has taken delivery of another mega containership with a capacity for 8,750 standard containers, the Osaka Express. The vessel was named in Hong Kong and will be deployed between Europe and Far East. Desbois, CEO of JF Hillebrand Group AG. and whiskies and is leading in this segment worldwide. merchandise carried in a container can thus quickly reach six-figure sums. The Osaka Express is being deployed between Europe and the Far East. ship is 1,099 ft. long and 141 ft. wide and measures over 196.8 ft. keel to superstructure. dimensions of three football fields. containers and has 730 reefer plugs for refrigerated containers. days. Michael Behrendt noted that Hapag-Lloyd has a very traditional link with China.

15 Feb 2007

New Mega Containership for Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd has taken delivery of another mega containership with a capacity for 8,750 standard containers, the “Osaka Express”. The vessel was named in Hong Kong and will be deployed between Europe and Far East. “Over a third of containers carried in global transport is accounted for by China. All forecasts indicate continued stable growth. To be able always to provide adequate ship capacity for our customers in Asia, we have invested massively in recent years and will continue to do so in future,” emphasised Michael Behrendt, chairman of the executive board of Hapag-Lloyd AG, at the naming ceremony in Hong Kong. The naming was performed in Hong Kong by Catherine Desbois, wife of Gérard Desbois, CEO of JF Hillebrand Group AG.