| Colombo Express at Colombo Port |
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| Tuesday,August 23,2005 Posted: 13:24 BJT(0524 GMT) lk |
Colombo Express the world’s largest container ship called at Colombo Port.
Hapag-Lioyd which owns the vessel in a statement said that Colombo was not only an important transshipment hub for the company in the past but it has also remained a key port up to the present day.
“Customers are provided with seven weekly departures providing links with the world’s main economic centres and the Port of Colombo is also a significant transshipment hub for the Indian subcontinent”, the company statement added. This 335m long and 43m wide new giant vessel built at Hyundai heavy Industries in Korea can carry 8,750 TEUs Lined up end to end, the containers would stretch for 53 km. The ship’s engine provides the vessel with a speed of 25 knots or about 50 km/h.
“Colombo Express” has a diesel output of 68,640 kw and generates electricity to supply a fairly large small town. Hapag-Lioyd is the first shipping line to use this kind of innovative and environment-friendly marine diesel.
(Shan Yue from "Daily News") |
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