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Sep 2, 2020 at 8:17 AMWith the ‘HMM HAMBURG’, another ship from the Megamax 24 class docks at the Port of Hamburg. With this naming, the Korean shipping company HMM shows its connection to the Hanseatic city. The giant freighter is expected to leave Hamburg again on the night of September 3.
(Hamburg) With the first call of the ‘HMM HAMBURG’, another ship of the so-called ‘Megamax-24 class’ headed to the Port of Hamburg the night before last. The ‘HMM HAMBURG’ is one of 12 new container ships from the South Korean shipping company HMM (formerly Hyundai Merchant Marine), which have been delivered since April. The mega freighter is expected to be at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai until the night of September 3, 2020.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome the ‘HMM HAMBURG’ here in our port for the first time. All members of the HMM branch in Hamburg, which has been around for almost 30 years, look forward to this first call with particular pride. This naming manifests the special relationship between South Korea and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,” says James Kim, Managing Director of HMM (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg.
23,964 TEU and 400 meters long
With a slot capacity of 23,964 TEU (20-foot standard containers), the ‘HMM HAMBURG’ and its sister ships are, according to the shipping company, the largest container ships in the world. The container giant is also 400 meters long and 61 meters wide, and on board, 12 containers can be stowed below and above deck, as well as 24 container rows stowed transversely.
The ‘HMM HAMBURG’ is deployed in the FE-3 liner service of THE Alliance between Asia and Europe and calls at the Port of Hamburg four times a year. The shipping alliance THE Alliance includes the shipping companies Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Yang Ming, and HMM.
Eight liner services with South Korea
“We are, of course, very pleased that one of the largest container ships in the world is named after the Port of Hamburg and that we were able to welcome the HMM HAMBURG in Hamburg. With the soon-to-be-completed adjustment of the Elbe fairway, the call of large ships will be significantly facilitated in the future,” says Axel Mattern, Board Member of Hafen Hamburg Marketing.
The Port of Hamburg is connected to South Korea by eight liner services – three container liner services and five multipurpose services. Last year, 255,000 TEU were transported between the Hanseatic city and the South Korean ports of Busan and Masan. South Korea has been one of the most important trading partners of the Port of Hamburg for many years.
Photo: © HHM/Dietmar Hasenpusch
