Yantian Express
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Owner | Hapag-Lloyd AG |
| Operator | Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie |
| Port of registry |  Germany, Hamburg |
| Builder | |
| Yard number | 1364 |
| In service | 2002 |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 321 m (1,053 ft)[2] |
| Beam | 42 m (138 ft)[2] |
| Installed power | 49,300 kW (66,100 hp)[2] |
| Speed | 22.5 kn (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)[2] |
| Capacity | 7,506 TEU[2] |
Yantian Express is a Hapag-Lloyd Hamburg Express class container ship, delivered in 2002. She was constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea, a measures 320 by 43 m (1,050 by 141 ft), and delivered under the name Berlin Express but soon renamed Shanghai Express. Her capacity is 7,506 20ft containers[2] and she carries this load at 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph).[2]
As of April 2008, other Hamburg Express class ships included Berlin Express, Hong Kong Express, and Hamburg Express.
As Shanghai Express, the ship was featured in an episode of Super Ships on The Discovery Channel in 2004.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Shanghai Express (9229831)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Yantian Express". Hapag–Lloyd. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ^ "Super Ships Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 7 October 2011.