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Hamburg Süd subsidiary Aliança christens the “Pedro Álvares Cabral”
Hamburg/Itapoá, 25.04.2014
Yesterday,
Hamburg Süd subsidiary Aliança christened its container ship “Pedro
Álvares Cabral” during a ceremony held for customers at the port of
Itapoá. The ship’s Sponsor is Elisabeth von Krüger de Freitas, the wife
of Humberto Ramos de Freitas, Executive Officer for Logistics and
Mineral Exploration of Vale S.A., one of the most important clients of
Aliança Bulk. Dr. Arnt Vespermann, Member of the Executive Board of
Hamburg Süd and Julian Thomas, General Manager Region South America East
Coast of Hamburg Süd and Aliança, also participated in the ceremonies.
The
“Pedro Álvares Cabral” is one of four identical 3,800 TEU ships by
which Aliança is modernising and expanding its cabotage fleet. Her three
sister ships were christened during the course of last year at Pecém,
Manaus and Santos. The ships not only set new standards as regards
capacity in cabotage services, but also in terms of the environment. All
ships carry the names of important South American explorers. The “Pedro
Álvares Cabral” was named after the famous Portuguese mariner who
discovered Brazil on 22 April 1500.
The
christening of the “Pedro Álvares Cabral” in Itapoá (in the Federal
state of Santa Catarina) allows the shipping carrier to underline how
strongly the post is anchored as a “hub” in the international liner
service and the cabotage and Mercosur services. With its terminal in the
only deep-water port in southern Brazil, Aliança – together with the
Battistella group and LogZ Logistica Brasil have successfully completed
an important infrastructure project. Porto Itapoá started operations in
mid-2011, has a current handling capacity of 500,000 TEU each year, and
employs around 650 staff.
Technical data for the “Pedro Álvares Cabral”:
Capacity: 52,065 dwt
Container capacity: 3,800 TEU
Reefer slots: 500
Length overall: 228.0 m
Length between perpendiculars: 217.5 m
Width: 37,3 m
Max. draught: 12.5 m
Speed: 19.5 kn
Main engine output: 22,890 kW
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For further information please contact:
Hamburg Süd | Corporate Communications
Eva Graumann
Willy-Brandt-Straße 59-61
D-20457 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 3705-2627
Fax +49 40 3705-2649
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