MV.Barmbek - Containership

MEYER WERFT manufactured an innovative quartet for the issuing


house Hansa Hamburg Shipping International: Eilbek, Reinbek, Flottbek
and Barmbek. The order for the construction of these new and innovative
container ships was placed in October 2003. All four ships were
delivered in the course of 2005.


The fast and slender ships are
169 meters long, 27,2 meters wide and can operate at a speed of 20
knots. The ships are having a tonnage of 15.600 gt and provide room for
1.600 containers (1.600 TEU).


The technical special feature of
these ships originates on the one hand from the maximum ice-class
(Finish-Swedish 1A Super) and on the other hand from the special
arrangement of the hatches. As so called „open-top-ships“, the middle
area of the ships as well as the side- and front area is equipped with
hatch covers. This new concept allows maximum flexibility when it comes
to use the ships for Feeder transport – hence as supplier for the very
large container ships.


The cargo hold has a triple longitudinal
division, and the superstructure holds six passenger cabins. While on
previous ships the fuel bunker was provided in the double bottom or
double shell, it is now foreseen inside the ship. In case of a collision
oil which may leak out will not spill into the water and will hence not
pollute the environment.