Colombo Express Class
 The Colombo Express
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The Colombo Express class is a class of container ships operated by the Hamburg shipping company Hapag-Lloyd .
General data
The eight ships of the class were built from 2004 to 2008 at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard , Ulsan ( South Korea ). The units have superstructures three quarters aft and a container capacity of 8749 TEU each .
The ships of the Colombo Express class sail under the German flag with their home port of Hamburg and were initially used on a 56-day liner service between Europe and Asia.
The ships are leased from DAL Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing Gesellschaft .
The type ship Colombo Express was laid down on November 1, 2004 , the launch followed on January 14, 2005 and the delivery on March 30, 2005. After its completion, it was the largest container ship in the world for two months. In July 2005, the MSC Pamela of the Mediterranean Shipping Company, which has a total container capacity of 9,200 TEU, replaced the Colombo Express in this capacity.
Technical specifications
The ships were initially classified by Germanischer Lloyd . The merger of the classification societies Det Norske Veritas and Germanischer Lloyd ships are from today DNV GL classified. The hull has the classification : + 100 A5 E with freeboard 5,639 m, Container Ship, IW NAV-OC RSD ERS BWM-F SOLAS-II-2, Reg. 19 C2P67, Environmental Passport, the machinery has the classification: + MC AUT RCP 730/30.
The units are 335.47 meters long, 42.80 meters wide, 60.50 meters high and have a maximum draft of 14.60 meters. The load capacity is 104,400 tons, the total container capacity 8,749 TEU . There are 730 connections for refrigerated containers.
The main engine of the type MAN B&W 12 K 98 ME with a total output of 68,640 kW (93,500 PS) enables a speed of 25 knots (46.3 km / h). The diesel engine was built under license by Hyundai Heavy Industries. The engine type with the designation "ME" represents a kind of preliminary stage to a common rail diesel engine, since the individual cylinders are not fed by a common high-pressure fuel line (common rail), but conventionally by their own fuel pump, which is fed via a common hydraulic system can be driven and controlled.
Fleet expansion Colombo Express class at Hapag-Lloyd
From 2005 to 2010, Hyundai Heavy Industries built fourteen container ships for Hapag-Lloyd AG, eight of which belong to the Colombo Express class. The other six ships belong to the Prague Express class (three ships) and the Vienna Express class (three ships). The classes differ in terms of motorization and slightly in terms of load capacity.
The ships
| Colombo Express class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building name | Build number | IMO number | Callsign |
Keel laying, launching, delivery |
Renaming and whereabouts |
| Colombo Express | H1595 | 9295244 | DIHC | November 1, 2004 January 14, 2005 March 30, 2005 |
so in motion |
| Kyoto Express | H1596 | 9295256 | DCPI2 | May 30, 2005 August 19, 2005 November 14, 2005 |
so in motion |
| Chicago Express | H1597 | 9295268 | DCUJ2 | October 4, 2005 December 9, 2005 February 20, 2006 |
so in motion |
| Osaka Express | H1740 | 9320697 | DDVK2 | September 21, 2006 December 8, 2006 February 8, 2007 |
so in motion |
| Tsingtao Express | H1741 | 9320702 | DDYL2 | December 12, 2006 February 16, 2007 April 18, 2007 |
so in motion |
| Hanover Express | H1793 | 9343716 | DFGX2 | May 8, 2007 July 20, 2007 September 28, 2007 |
so in motion |
| Bremen Express | H1794 | 9343728 | DGZL | September 4, 2007 November 23, 2007 January 21, 2008 |
so in motion |
| Kuala Lumpur Express | H1795 | 9343730 | DFNB2 | November 27, 2007 February 1, 2008 April 15, 2008 |
so in motion |
In 2010 and 2011, six more units of this type were to be added. As part of a new construction contract in December 2010 for four container ships (New Post Panmax type) with 13,200 TEU each at Hyundai Heavy Industries, the six outstanding construction contracts were also converted into contracts for container ships with 13,200 TEU each. These ten ships belong to the Hamburg Express class .
Chicago Express and Kuala Lumpur Express
The Chicago Express and the Kuala Lumpur Express are also used by the shipping company for training seafaring personnel. So be on board Nautical and Technical assistant officers and ship mechanics trained. For this purpose, a whole additional deck is planned on the ship, in which, in addition to accommodation for 15 cadets, there is also a separate training room. This means that the two ships have seven living decks, while the sister ships only have six. The apprentices are also deployed in ship service, especially on the bridge, on deck and in the engine room.
Incidents
Accident on the Chicago Express
On September 23, 2008, the Chicago Express had to leave Hong Kong because a typhoon was approaching and the port was not storm-proof. At sea, the ship got caught in the approaching Typhoon Hagupit . Wind and waves caused violent ship movements. In order to reduce the roll of the ship, the ship drove at low speed on a north-easterly general course, during which the storm was weathered on alternating courses that were as favorable as possible, depending on the wind and wave direction . This made it possible to reduce the roll of the ship from initially 30 to around 20 degrees. When the ship was overtaking to starboard again at around 2:45 a.m. the following day, it was hit by a particularly strong wave on the starboard side, which increased the ship's inclination to around 44 degrees for a few seconds and caused it to roll heavily several times. With the exception of the officer on watch, all persons on the bridge lost their hold. The enormous acceleration values caused the Filipino lookout and the German captain to fling across the entire bridge several times. Both of them hit cupboards and other fixtures several times. When the officer on watch and the helmsman had regained control of the ship, they found the master and lookout lifeless on the floor of the bridge. The lookout succumbed to his injuries while on the bridge. The captain suffered serious injuries and a few hours later, after the storm subsided, he was recovered by a rescue helicopter from Hong Kong and taken to a hospital in Hong Kong. An investigation of this marine casualty by the Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation showed, among other things, that there were insufficient handrails and handles on the ship's bridge. Furthermore, the rolling movements were presumably increased considerably because the ship in Hong Kong could no longer be fully loaded. In principle, more measures would have to be taken on ships of this size to reduce rolling movements, since the acceleration values on the bridge are very high.
Colombo Express
On September 29, 2014, the Colombo Express collided with the Maersk Tanjong while entering the Suez Canal . Both ships were damaged. The accident report of the Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation was not published.
photos
Chicago Express leaving Hamburg
Bow of the Chicago Express
Midship and stern area of the Chicago Express
Deckhouse of Chicago Express
Rear view of the Kuala Lumpur Express
Kyoto Express , Burchardkai container terminal mooring maneuver
Chicago Express engine room
Chicago Express Bridge
Chicago Express helm station (later framed with a railing)
Web links
- Information on Colombo Express , Hapag-Lloyd website
Individual evidence
- ^ DNV GL: Colombo Express. Retrieved June 3, 2017 .
- ↑ DNV GL: Kyoto Express . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ DNV GL: Chicago Express. Retrieved June 3, 2017 .
- ↑ DNV GL: Osaka Express. Retrieved June 3, 2017 .
- ^ DNV HL: Tsingtao Express. Retrieved June 3, 2017 .
- ^ DNV GL: Hannover Express. Retrieved June 3, 2017 .
- ^ DNV GL: Bremen Express. Retrieved June 3, 2017 .
- ↑ DNV GL: Kuala Lumpur Express. Retrieved June 3, 2017 .
- ^ A ship with a dual function , press release, Hapag-Lloyd, September 1, 2006, accessed on October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Container ship “Kuala Lumpur Express” christened in Port Kelang. - Second ultra-modern training ship in the Hapag-Lloyd fleet , press release, Hapag-Lloyd, April 30, 2008, accessed on February 9, 2017.
- ^ Sebastian Reimann: For the first time on a long journey , Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung, March 14, 2013.
- ^ Fatal personal accident on board the CMS Chicago Express during Typhoon "Hagupit" on September 24, 2008 in the sea area off Hong Kong , Investigation Report 510/08, Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation, November 1, 2009 (PDF file, 2.1 MB).
- ↑ Mysterious collision of the container giants. Die Welt, accessed on October 14, 2014 .
- ↑ Annual report 2016 (PDF, 2.8 MB) Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation, May 2017, accessed on October 23, 2019 .
- ↑ The Real Story Behind Youtube's Most Epic Ship Collision Video. gCaptain, May 16, 2018, accessed October 23, 2019 .