One of the biggest container ships in the world has reached the port of Hamburg. After a turning maneuver on the same tug towed the 395 meter long “MSC Zoe” in the Waltershof harbor, where she pursued moored at the container terminal.
Hundreds of onlookers, the arrival on the banks of the Elbe. Some fans went to meet the freighter on barges. Upon arrival the ship horns played the melody of the film “Star Wars”.The “MSC Zoe” can transport more than 19,000 containers. It was built on the Korean Daewoo shipyard for the shipping company MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company). The ship had recently applied on its maiden voyage from Asia in Antwerp. It leads the Panamanian flag and will in future be used between Asia and Europe. In Hamburg are 4800 containers are handled.
On Sunday the freighter of the four-year Zoe Vago will be baptized in its official name. She is a granddaughter of Gianluigi Aponte, founder and CEO of the group MSC. The first two ships of the Olympic-class bear the names of two other Aponte-grandson, Oscar and Oliver. The fourth grandchild Maya does not have a ship with its own name.
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