Hamburg Süd has christened the Monte Alegre, the ninth in a series of 10 ships of the successful 5,552 TEU Monte class, according to a company press release.
The christening, which took place yesterday (Sunday 22 March) was the first to take place in Argentina in the more than 137-year history of Hamburg Süd.
Sponsor of the Monte Alegre was Dr Brigitte Oetker, wife of Dr Arend Oetker, who is managing partner of Dr Arend Oetker Holding GmbH & Co. KG.
On delivery, the Monte Alegre was phased into the shipping company’s Asia-South America Service. Following the christening, she is to be deployed in Hamburg Süd's Europe-South America East Coast Service.
The Monte Alegre has 71,270 tdw in capacity and 5,552 TEU in container capacity. The vessel is 272.00m and 40.00m in breadth with a speed of 23.3knots.
