- Hannover Bridge
The "Hannover Bridge" is one of the largest container vessels of the world. It is registered in
Panama , in spite of theJapan ese ship-owner and German name.The ship carries containers, which is the fastest developing sector in cargo shipping. Hannover Bridge was built in 2006 in the
Japan ship-yard IHR-Kure. The ship can carry 8,212TEU s according to company requirements, butIMO claims that the vessel's capacity is larger than ten thousand. The company, which operates with Hannover Bridge, is theK-Line Group, and its container shipping sector. The company has 55 container ships, and with this capacity is one of the big players on the market. The gross tonnage of Hannover Bridge is 98,747 metric tons, the length of the vessel is 336 metres, and the length of the beam is 46 metres. These measurements make this vessel one of the most well-known ships in the world.The vessel's main
diesel engine is aDaewoo and allows to the ship to reach a maximum speed of 24 knots. The cruising speed of Hannover Bridge is 21 knots and the economy one is 20.5 knots. All these speeds are reached with more than 20% lower comsumption of heavyfuel . The emissions of CO2 are decreased in the new innovateddiesel engine , which is good for the environment.See also
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Container Ship
*Emma Maersk
*K-Line References
External links
* [http://www.kline.com K-Line America]
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