Maiden call of the ‘Santa Catarina’, a new vessel of Hamburg Süd fleet
On October 20th, ‘Santa Catarina’, a containership of the Hamburg Süd Shipping Line called in at Le Havre for her maiden call. The ship was received at the ‘Terminal de l’Atlantique’, operated by the ‘Compagnie Nouvelle de Manutention Portuaire’. With a capacity of 7,100 TEU, it is one of the largest vessels in operation on the Europe-East Coast of South America shipping service.
Hamburg Süd in 2010
- Shipping Line specialised on services to and from South America
- fleet of 113 ships
- total capacity of 371,000 TEU
- 2,9 M TEU carried
- 4,100 employees
- Symbol of Hamburg Süd growth in capacity
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This new Hamburg Süd purchase is the first containership of the « Santa » series. A total of 7 vessels was ordered by the shipowner. The vessels are built in South Korea by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (DSME). A special feature of the containerships: each vessel is equipped with 1,600 reefer plugs.
- With around sixty ports of call, Le Havre is the natural port for South America
In 2010, around 127,000 TEU were carried on import/export between Le Havre and South America. The products, which are mainly agri-food, are received in the « cold » logistics platform of the Port of Le Havre, which offers numerous advantages for importers
- proximity of the main distribution centres located in the Paris area (Rungis)
- 350,000 m3 of private warehouses for fresh and frozen products,
- wide range of services (transit, storage, re-conditioning, transport, specific logistics services).
- installations of the Local Division of Veterinary Services (PIF/PEC ; Border Inspection Post/Community Entry Point)) directly in the port zone, thus offering the services indispensable for any import of animal or plant origin coming from non-EC countries, in compliance with the European sanitary requirements.
This supply of services made it possible to significantly develop reefer trades via Le Havre: high growth of the trades was indeed recorded in 2009 (22%), an increase which is maintained in 2011.