Toronto Express Class

Toronto Express class

The Toronto Express lead ship on the Saint Lawrence River

Ship data Ship type Container Ship Shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), Okpo, South Korea

Ship dimensions and crew length 293.98 m ( Lüa ) 281.00 m ( Lpp ) width 32.3 m Draft Max. 10.78 m measurement 55,994 GT / 22,426 NRZ

Machine system machine 1 × diesel engine ( MAN B&W Diesel 8K90MC-C) Machine performance 37,275 kW (50,680 hp) Top speed 23 kn (43 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 47,840 dwt Container 4402 TEU Connections for refrigerated containers 330

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Toronto-Express class is the name of three on the South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo-built Panamax - container ships of the Hamburg shipping company Hapag-Lloyd and the shipping company OOCL . The Toronto Express class consists of the Toronto Express and Montreal Express , which entered service in 2003. Another identical ship, which was also built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and put into service in 2003, is the OOCL Montreal of the Orient Overseas Container Line in Hong Kong. OOCL runs the ship together with the significantly smaller OOCL Belgium as the OOCL ICE class .

The Toronto Express class ships belong to a company belonging to Hapag-Lloyd and are operated by Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd. in Hong Kong bereedert . Both ships sail under the flag of Great Britain with their home port in London .

history

The ships used by Hapag-Lloyd today were built for the Canadian company Canmar Maritime and put into service as Canmar Venture (now Toronto Express ) and Canmar Spirit (now Montreal Express ). Canmar Maritime was taken over by CP Ships in the mid-1990s , which in turn were taken over by Hapag-Lloyd at the end of 2005.

The ships were specially built for use on the lower St. Lawrence Seaway and were the largest container ships in this high ice class when they were put into service. Together with the sister ship OOCL Montreal , the trio was initially used in the Gateway Express service (GEX) and later on other liner services between Europe and the ports on the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

technology

The ships have superstructures about four fifths aft above the propulsion system. One hold is behind the deckhouse, the rest in front. The cargo holds, which are equipped with cell guides , are accessible via a total of 17 hatches and are closed by McGregor pontoon hatch covers. The container capacity is 4402 TEU and 330 refrigerated container connections are available. Own loading harness was not installed.

The main drive consists of an 8K90MC-C eight-cylinder marine diesel engine from the Danish company MAN B&W Diesel A / S with an output of 37,275  kW , which acts directly on a fixed propeller. The ships can thus reach speeds of up to 23  knots . The energy supply is ensured by three auxiliary diesels and one emergency diesel. A bow and stern thruster are available to support the berthing and casting off maneuvers .

The ships

Toronto Express Class
Building name	Illustration	Build number	IMO number	Client	Keel laying / launching / commissioning	Renaming and whereabouts
Canmar Venture		4089	9253727	Canmar Maritime	October 14, 2002 / December 21, 2002 / June 3, 2003	2005 CP Venture , 2006 Toronto Express underway
OOCL Montreal		4090	9253739	OOCL	December 30, 2002 / March 15, 2003 / May 19, 2003	so in motion
Canmar Spirit		4091	9253741	Canmar Maritime	March 17, 2003 / June 6, 2003 / July 25, 2003	2005 CP Spirit , 2006 Montreal Express , underway

Web links

Commons : Toronto Express Class  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hapag-Lloyd ships, ships with 4,000 to 6,000 TEU , Hapag-Lloyd website. Retrieved September 20, 2011
2. ^ Thamesport Welcomes 'Canmar Venture' , London Thamesport, July 29, 2003. Retrieved September 21, 2011
3. ↑ Canada Maritime Newbuildings Make Progress , MarineLink.com, November 25, 2002. Retrieved September 21, 2011
4. ↑ Toronto Express ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Hapag-Lloyd website. Retrieved September 20, 2011
5. ↑ Montreal Express ( Memento of the original from May 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Hapag-Lloyd website. Retrieved September 20, 2011