Shanghai Express (ship)

The "Shanghai Express" is a Hapag-Lloyd's Hamburg Express class container ship, delivered in 2002. She was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea. She has a length of 320 metres, width of 43 metres. She has a capacity of 7,506 isotainers, up to 100,000 tons of freight,Fact|date=September 2007 and carries this load at 25.3 knots (over 46 km/h). The engine output is 68,640 kilowatt (93,000 horsepower). [http://www.hapag-lloyd.com/]

As of April 2008, other Hamburg Express class ships include the "Berlin Express", "Hong Kong Express", and "Hamburg Express".

References

External links

* [http://www.hapag-lloyd.com/inet/DispatchServlet CMS Shanghai Express specifications]
* [http://www.shipphotos.co.uk/pages/shanghaiexpress.htm Shanghai express photo]
* [http://www.hapag-lloyd.com/en/pr/15886.html Shanghai Express press release]