The 3,800 teu boxship Cap Corrientes was christened in the port of San Francisco on 23 August.
The ship’s sponsor was Ms Ofelia Gallo, the wife of Joseph E. Gallo, president and ceo of the E&J Gallo Winery in Modesto, California. The ceremony was also attended by Heino Schmidt, member of the Executive Board of Hamburg Süd, and Alexander Oetker representing the Oetker family.
The Cap Corrientes is the third ship in the Hamburg Süd fleet to carry the name. The first Cap Corrientes named after the province of Corrientes in Argentina, dates back to 1958.
The container ship was built in China by Taizhou Catic Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Ltd, for the account of Vilmaris Management of Hamburg and is on a long-term charter with Hamburg Süd.
The ship is deployed by Hamburg Süd on the liner trade between the Pacific Coast and Australia/New Zealand.
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