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50 YEARS OF CONTAINERS IN HAMBURG ■
RECORD-BREAKING CONRO VESSELS
Fully cellular containerships are not the only vessels bringing boxes to Hamburg. Multi-purpose freighters, heavy cargo vessels and ConRo ships also often carry containers as deck cargo. The ‘Atlantic Star’ is a ConRo vessel, the world’s largest of her type. Calling regularly at the Port of Hamburg, she and her four sister-ships are deployed on the Trans-Atlantic trade by Grimaldi Group’s ACL subsidiary. They are 296 metres long and
can transport 3,800 TEU (20-ft standard containers) on deck. A total of 28,900 square metres for wheeled car- go, or capacity for over 1,300 vehicles, is available be- low decks. The ship’s stern ramp can be used to load wheeled items weighing up to 420 tons. In the Port of Hamburg the ships are handled at Unikai’s O´Swaldkai multi-purpose terminal. Two container gantry cranes have been specially transferred from HHLA’s Tollerort Container Terminal to enable O´Swaldkai to handle the record-breaking ConRo ships.
Logistik im Wandel.
Vom kaiserlichen Postdienst zum vollintegrierten Supply-Chain-Logistiker.
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