Contship Containerlines
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Contship Containerlines was a global container carrier operating from 1969 to 2005 in the India/Pakistan, Levant
Levant
The Levant or ) is the geographic region and culture zone of the "eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt" . The Levant includes most of modern Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and sometimes parts of Turkey and Iraq, and corresponds roughly to the...
, Australia/New Zealand, South America and Asia trade, mainly to and from Europe.
The company was founded just as containerization
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
was beginning and continuously grew up with the growth of this market.
History
In 1968 Dr. Angelo Ravano founded Contship SA in Switzerland. The company's first sailing was undertaken by the M.V. Sea Maid from FosMarseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
to Casablanca
Casablanca
Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
in October 1969.
During 1970 an agency arm was set up in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and terminal operations were started at La Spezia
La Spezia
La Spezia , at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the Liguria region of northern Italy, is the capital city of the province of La Spezia. Located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea, it is one of the main Italian military and commercial harbours and hosts one of Italy's biggest military...
. Some were handled in the first year. The following years saw the seeds grow quickly and a European network with subsidiaries in Spain and the Netherlands in 1973 and 1974 were built up. The transfer of the agency representation in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
to Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
in 1974 was accompanied by the expansion of the service portfolio to eastern Mediterranean ports. In 1976 Ellerman City Liners
Ellerman Lines
Ellerman Lines was a cargo and passenger shipping company that operated from the late nineteenth century and into the twentieth century. It was founded in the late nineteenth century, and continued to expand with the acquisition of smaller shipping lines until it became one of the largest shipping...
appointed Contship's agency arm in Portugal.
1977 two important steps were made with the formation of a UK subsidiary and the launch of the first direct container service between Europe and India. This move reflected the ambitions to become a significant player on key routes. In becoming the first shipping line to handle containers in Bombay (now Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
), the die was cast for a pioneering approach to container shipping. More experience of working partnerships was gained from 1979 through the formation of the Contship Gulf Line as a joint service agreement with Ellerman City Lines
Ellerman Lines
Ellerman Lines was a cargo and passenger shipping company that operated from the late nineteenth century and into the twentieth century. It was founded in the late nineteenth century, and continued to expand with the acquisition of smaller shipping lines until it became one of the largest shipping...
- a new service that linked Europe with the Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
.
In the second decade, the company's development quickened apace. In moving their Headquarter from Switzerland to Felixstowe
Felixstowe
Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom and is owned by Hutchinson Ports UK...
and then Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, Contship became a firm part of the UK's shipping establishment. The early 80s saw Contship expanding and widening their interests. In Spain, they won the agency representation for Trans Freight Lines. In the UK, they shared in the setting up of Arrowfreight, a freight forwarding operation. Meanwhile, a group holding company was established in Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. All simple steps in enhancing the company's international presence and reputation.
Eagle Container Line linking North Europe and the Mediterranean with Australia commenced in 1982 as a non-conference service gave customers the choice of a competitively priced an equally reliable option. With new agency companies in France and Italy, the start of the Euroasia Container Line and the introduction of vessels into the Eagle service, 1985 was a busy year. In terms of becoming a global operator, 1986 was especially significant as it saw the formation of Ocean Star Container Line, operating a westbound round-the world service. The following year saw the commencement of the Medipas service operating between the Mediterranean and India/Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. In 1987 the Contship Containerlines brand was established. It gradually took over management control of Contship's container shipping services, agency and intermodal
Intermodal freight transport
Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation , without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damages and...
activities. At the end of the second decade, Ocean Star was expanded to include an Australian/Far East
Far East
The Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 19th century,...
leg and North European ports of call. With the acquisition of Costa Containerline they started a Med - US East/Gulf Coast Service.
In the 90s, the pace quickened even more with new vessels for the Eagle service, a revision of the Costa operation and start of the Salerno
Salerno
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
Terminal
Container terminal
A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks, in which case the terminal is described as a maritime...
operations. 1991 was a year that saw pioneering changes to the Indian Sub-Continent service with CMB Transport joining Contship Euroasia Line through a joint service agreement. Joint service agreements have always played an important part in Contship's activities. In 1993 just such an agreement with P&O
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, which is usually known as P&O, is a British shipping and logistics company which dated from the early 19th century. Following its sale in March 2006 to Dubai Ports World for £3.9 billion, it became a subsidiary of DP World; however, the P&O...
brought a restructuring of the Eagle service and an upgrade of Ocean Star with the addition of larger tonnage
Tonnage
Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo carrying capacity of a ship. The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns or casks of wine, and was later used in reference to the weight of a ship's cargo; however, in modern maritime usage, "tonnage" specifically refers to a calculation of the volume...
. Further tonnage
Tonnage
Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo carrying capacity of a ship. The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns or casks of wine, and was later used in reference to the weight of a ship's cargo; however, in modern maritime usage, "tonnage" specifically refers to a calculation of the volume...
upgrading was made to Contship's Euroasia service and the Gulf Line was reconfigured as Contship Levant Line in association with four partners in 1994. With terminal
Container terminal
A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks, in which case the terminal is described as a maritime...
operations starting in Savona
Savona
Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....
and Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro is a comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria , on the Tyrrhenian coast. It has an important port, situated along the route connecting Suez to Gibraltar, one of the busiest maritime corridors in the world....
in 1995 and with restructuring of the Euroasia/Medasia services and the establishing of a Med-US Gulf and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
service they made further service improvements.
In 1996 the Levant
Levant
The Levant or ) is the geographic region and culture zone of the "eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt" . The Levant includes most of modern Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and sometimes parts of Turkey and Iraq, and corresponds roughly to the...
service was modified and the Mediterranean-US/Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
service was upgraded. The company also took over the Pro Line, thereby bringing Contship Containerlines into the trade between North Europe and South America. A new era began in 1997 when Contship was acquired by CP Ships
CP Ships
CP Ships was a large Canadian container shipping company, prior to being taken over by Hapag Lloyd in late 2005. CP Ships had its head office in the City of Westminster in London and later in the City Place Gatwick development on the property of London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex.The...
, being one of the few shipping lines CP
CP Ships
CP Ships was a large Canadian container shipping company, prior to being taken over by Hapag Lloyd in late 2005. CP Ships had its head office in the City of Westminster in London and later in the City Place Gatwick development on the property of London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex.The...
took over at a profitable level. The Ocean Star service was retonnaged
Tonnage
Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo carrying capacity of a ship. The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns or casks of wine, and was later used in reference to the weight of a ship's cargo; however, in modern maritime usage, "tonnage" specifically refers to a calculation of the volume...
and Contship entered into partnership with the CMA-CGM
CMA CGM
CMA CGM S.A. is a French container transportation and shipping company, headed by Jacques Saadé. It is the third largest container company in the world, using 200 shipping routes between 400 ports in 150 different countries...
Group and Marfret in 1998. 1999 was a year of consolidating existing operations and building a platform for further growth. They made significant cost efficiencies, improved their profitability and entered new and complementary trade lanes including the US West Coast to the Mediterranean. The same year Contship launched its information-driven Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
site and painted, as the first container shipping line, its web address www.contship.com on the hull of all its vessels as a mobile advertising.
2001 a new service between China and Europe was established in co-operation with CMA-CGM
CMA CGM
CMA CGM S.A. is a French container transportation and shipping company, headed by Jacques Saadé. It is the third largest container company in the world, using 200 shipping routes between 400 ports in 150 different countries...
, however this trade had to be withdrawn from the market in early March 2003 due to lack of profitability caused by Import/Export imbalances, low freight rates and high fixed slot
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
costs.
The Australasian trade lane was restructured and retonnaged
Tonnage
Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo carrying capacity of a ship. The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns or casks of wine, and was later used in reference to the weight of a ship's cargo; however, in modern maritime usage, "tonnage" specifically refers to a calculation of the volume...
, providing new vessels with the capability to carry a high percentage of refrigerated containers in late 2002. In 2003 the Headquarter moved from Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
to the new joint Headquarter of CP Ships
CP Ships
CP Ships was a large Canadian container shipping company, prior to being taken over by Hapag Lloyd in late 2005. CP Ships had its head office in the City of Westminster in London and later in the City Place Gatwick development on the property of London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex.The...
in Gatwick. A new Contship Logo was designed in 2004 when restructuring the brand/trade lane strategies, however it did never reach the public recognition as the old one did. In January 2006 the Contship Containerlines brand was replaced by the CP Ships
CP Ships
CP Ships was a large Canadian container shipping company, prior to being taken over by Hapag Lloyd in late 2005. CP Ships had its head office in the City of Westminster in London and later in the City Place Gatwick development on the property of London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex.The...
brand following CP's one brand strategy promoted by the "One brand - One team" project, being the last CP Ships
CP Ships
CP Ships was a large Canadian container shipping company, prior to being taken over by Hapag Lloyd in late 2005. CP Ships had its head office in the City of Westminster in London and later in the City Place Gatwick development on the property of London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex.The...
brand which was retired. In late 2005 CP Ships
CP Ships
CP Ships was a large Canadian container shipping company, prior to being taken over by Hapag Lloyd in late 2005. CP Ships had its head office in the City of Westminster in London and later in the City Place Gatwick development on the property of London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex.The...
was bought up by TUI AG
TUI AG
TUI AG is a German multinational travel and tourism company headquartered in Hanover. Until 2001 it was an industrial and transportation company named Preussag AG, which in the mid-1990s decided to reinvent itself as a tourism, shipping, and logistics company...
and merged in mid 2006 in the Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd is a German transportation company comprising a cargo container shipping line, Hapag-Lloyd AG, which in turn owns other subsidiaries such as Hapag-Lloyd Ships and a cruise line, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises which is now integrated into TUI AG, Hanover...
organization.
Contship Overland
Contship Overland was a division of Contship Containerlines operating at the forefront of Europe's intermodal industryIntermodal freight transport
Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation , without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damages and...
. The company had offices in Felixstowe
Felixstowe
Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom and is owned by Hutchinson Ports UK...
, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, and worked with partners in Spain and Greece, providing rail freight
Freight train
A freight train or goods train is a group of freight cars or goods wagons hauled by one or more locomotives on a railway, ultimately transporting cargo between two points as part of the logistics chain...
solutions to key markets and road freight options where required by customers. Its main business consisted of intermodal
Intermodal freight transport
Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation , without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damages and...
container
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
and swapbody
Swap body
A swap body is a standard freight container for road and rail transport.Basic standardization is set with Euronorms EN 283, EN 284 and EN 452 for construction and design, as well as EN 13044 for marking and identification. The panel responsible for developing standards is CEN/TC 119...
traffic between the UK and Italy, mostly by rail via the Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, it is deep...
. After approximately ten years in business, Contship Overland was sold to the Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
-based intermodal transport
Intermodal freight transport
Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation , without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damages and...
operator Geest North Sea Line with effect of 1 October 2001.
Contship Italia Group
When Contship Containerlines was acquired by CP ShipsCP Ships
CP Ships was a large Canadian container shipping company, prior to being taken over by Hapag Lloyd in late 2005. CP Ships had its head office in the City of Westminster in London and later in the City Place Gatwick development on the property of London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex.The...
in 1997, the terminal
Container terminal
A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks, in which case the terminal is described as a maritime...
operations in Italy stayed an independent company, not owned by CP
CP Ships
CP Ships was a large Canadian container shipping company, prior to being taken over by Hapag Lloyd in late 2005. CP Ships had its head office in the City of Westminster in London and later in the City Place Gatwick development on the property of London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex.The...
. Today, this company acts under the name Contship Italia Group still using the old Contship logo. Further information can be found on their website.
Awards
- Lloyd's of London Press Liner Analysis Award for:
- Best schedule reliability and fastest transit times between Europe and Australia/New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
- Best schedule reliability between Europe and the Persian GulfPersian GulfThe Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
/Arabian SeaArabian SeaThe Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India... - Best schedule reliability between Europe and South AsiaSouth AsiaSouth Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
- Best schedule reliability between Europe and South America
- Best schedule reliability and fastest transit times between Europe and Australia/New Zealand
- Daily Commercial News Lloyd's Award for:
- Eagle Service
- Eastabout Service
- Mediterranean Service
- 8th International Freighting Weekly Shipping Line of the Year 2003 Award
International identifiers
SCAC CodeStandard Carrier Alpha Codes
The Standard Carrier Alpha Code is a unique code used to identify transportation companies. It is typically two to four alphabetic letters long...
: CCXL
Operator Code: CSA
BIC Codes (Container prefixes): CSQU, HAMU, PLVU, CLGU, TLEU, PSBU, PCRU, FANU (Fantainer)
Vessels
(applies to pre-1997 vessels only)| Built | Name | Tonnage | Capacity | Shipyard | IMO Number | Call sign | Flag | Status/Comments |
| ? | Contship Classica | ? | ? | ? | 9143246 | ? | ? | |
| 1981 | Contship Champion | Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven Bremerhaven Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham... , Germany |
8104474 | ? | ? | Sailed for Contship from 1987 to 1988. | ||
| 1982 | Contship Success | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Mitsui is one of the largest corporate conglomerates in Japan and one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world.-History:Founded by Mitsui Takatoshi , who was the fourth son of a shopkeeper in Matsusaka, in what is now today's Mie prefecture... , Tamano Works |
8103406 | ZCBF3 | Bermuda | Canmar Success 1997–1999, Contship Succes 1999–2000, Cast Power 2000–2003, CP Power 2005–2006, Power 2006- | ||
| 1982 | Contship Lugano | J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co., Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... , Germany |
8121032 | ? | ? | Sailed for Contship from 1985 to 1988. | ||
| 1983 | Contship Endeavour | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Yokosuka | 8204626 | ZCBE7 | Bermuda | later names: Cast Performance, Canmar Endurance, CP Endurance, Endurance, Still in service | ||
| 1983 | Contship Spain | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
8209755 | ? | ? | |||
| 1984 | Contship Germany | Flender Werft AG, Lübeck Lübeck The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World... , Germany |
8324608 | V2WU | Antigua & Barbuda | Sailed for Contship from 1991 to 1992. | ||
| 1985 | Contship Australia | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
8513778 | V2OB6 | Antigua & Barbuda | Sailed for Contship from 1990 to 1992. | ||
| 1985 | Contship America | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Hyundai Heavy Industries Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. is the world's largest shipbuilding company, headquartered in Ulsan, South Korea. The company is a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
8509387 | V7BZ3 | Marshall Islands | |||
| 1985 | Contship America | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
8513766 | V2AJ5 | Antigua & Barbuda | Sailed for Contship from Aug. 1993 to Nov. 1993. | ||
| 1985 | Contship America | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Hyundai Heavy Industries Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. is the world's largest shipbuilding company, headquartered in Ulsan, South Korea. The company is a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
8408856 | 3EIP3 | Panama | Sailed for Contship in 1995 and 1996 for a short time. | ||
| 1985 | Contship Brave | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
8415641 | VSUV4 | United Kingdom | Sailed for Contship from 1988 to 1994 | ||
| 1985 | Contship Canada | Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven Bremerhaven Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham... , Germany |
8417558 | V2CA1 | Antigua & Barbuda | |||
| 1985 | Contship England | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
8415615 | DPEW | Germany | |||
| 1985 | Contship Europe | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
8415639 | ? | Germany | Sailed for Contship from 1989 to 1993. | ||
| 1985 | Contship Italy | Flender Werft AG, Lübeck Lübeck The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World... , Germany |
8411205 | H8TJ | Panama | Sailed for Contship from 1989 to 1990. | ||
| 1986 | Contship Egypt | VEB Schiffswerft Neptun Neptun Werft Neptun Werft is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Rostock. Since 1997 it has been part of the Meyer Neptun Group together with Meyer Werft in Papenburg.-History:... , Rostock Rostock Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders... , Germany |
8520379 | P3GF8 | Cyprus | Sailed for Contship from 1991 to 1993. | ||
| 1986 | Contship Success | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
8513780 | ? | ? | Sailed for Contship from Dec. 1992 to 1994 | ||
| 1987 | Contship Asia | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
8614194 | DPGD | Germany | Sailed for Contship from 1988 to 1991 | ||
| 1988 | Contship Asia | VEB Schiffswerft Neptun Neptun Werft Neptun Werft is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Rostock. Since 1997 it has been part of the Meyer Neptun Group together with Meyer Werft in Papenburg.-History:... , Rostock Rostock Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders... , Germany |
8609589 | P3CA8 | Cyprus | |||
| 1988 | Contship Houston | Chantiers du Nord et Mediterrane Chantiers de l'Atlantique Chantiers de l'Atlantique is part of the South Korean STX Shipbuilding Group and one of the world's largest shipyards, based in Saint-Nazaire, France... , France |
8420907 | ELUA5 | Liberia | Sailed for Contship in 1997. Further name: TMM Oaxaca. Ran aground in the mouth of Mississippi River in Dec. 1999, but re-floated. | ||
| 1989 | Contship America | Chantiers du Nord et Mediterrane Chantiers de l'Atlantique Chantiers de l'Atlantique is part of the South Korean STX Shipbuilding Group and one of the world's largest shipyards, based in Saint-Nazaire, France... , France |
8509387 | H3QJ | Panama | |||
| 1989 | Contship Nouméa | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
8902125 | ELTY3 | Liberia | |||
| 1990 | Contship Argentina | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
? | ? | ? | Contship Proline Service / Sailed for Contship from 1996 to 1997 / Explosion and fire in a hold on 9 November 1998. Scrapped at Tampico, arrived on 4 May 1999. | ||
| 1990 | Contship Ipswich | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
8908167 | A8JV6 | Liberia | |||
| 1990 | Contship Jork | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
8908181 | DEJA | Germany | Contship Ocean Star Service | ||
| 1990 | Contship La Spezia | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
8908179 | ? | Germany | |||
| 1991 | Contship Australia | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
9008524 | ELVJ9 | Liberia | |||
| 1991 | Contship Barcelona | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
9008536 | DQEX | Germany | Contship Ocean Star Service | ||
| 1992 | Contship Germany | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
9051222 | DLCX | Germany | Contship Eagle/Ocean Star Service - painted fully in pink! | ||
| 1992 | Contship Mexico | Stocznia Gdanska SA Gdansk Shipyard Gdańsk Shipyard is a large Polish shipyard, located in the city of Gdańsk. The yard gained international fame when Solidarity was founded there in September 1980... , Poland |
9039250 | P3ZH4 | Cyprus | Sailed for Contship from 1998 to 1999. | ||
| 1993 | Contship Asia | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
9053244 | DDQI | Germany | Contship Euroasia, Proline, Levant Service | ||
| 1993 | Contship Atlantic | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
9070022 | DEAL | Germany | Contship Euroasia Service / Sailed for Contship from 1993 to 1997 | ||
| 1993 | Contship France | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
9053232 | DLDB | Germany | Contship Ocean Star Service | ||
| 1993 | Contship Le Havre | Kvaerner Warnow Werft GmbH, Germany | 9004255 | V2OA3 | Antigua & Barbuda | |||
| 1993 | Contship New York | J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co., Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... , Germany |
9056272 | A8AG5 | Liberia | |||
| 1993 | Contship Pacific | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
9070010 | V2OZ5 | Antigua | Contship Euroasia/Eagle Service | ||
| 1993 | Contship Rotterdam | J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co., Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... , Germany |
9056284 | A8KJ4 | Liberia | |||
| 1994 | Contship Champion | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Hyundai Heavy Industries Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. is the world's largest shipbuilding company, headquartered in Ulsan, South Korea. The company is a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9064865 | DGRF | Germany | 2003 CP / 2005: CP Champion / In service | ||
| 1994 | Contship Egypt | Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd., South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9060273 | V2OM | Antigua | Sailed for Contship from 1994 to 1995 | ||
| 1994 | Contship Europe | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
9106144 | DEFA | Germany | Contship Ocean Star Service | ||
| 1994 | Contship Innovator | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Hyundai Heavy Industries Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. is the world's largest shipbuilding company, headquartered in Ulsan, South Korea. The company is a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9064877 | DNFA | Germany | 2003 CP / 2005: CP Innovator / In service | ||
| 1994 | Contship Inspiration | Astilleros Españoles, S.A., Spain | 9051492 | H8MU | Panama | Sailed for Contship from 2001 to 2003. Former name: TMM Yucatan (2000) | ||
| 1994 | Contship Italy | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
9109029 | DDMM / DEEU | Germany | Contship Ocean Star Service - painted fully in blue | ||
| 1994 | Contship New Zealand | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
9070034 | DEBH | Germany | Contship Euroasia Service | ||
| 1994 | Contship Singapore | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
9070046 | DEBO | Germany | Contship Ocean Star Service - painted fully in yellow | ||
| 1994 | Contship Tahiti | Stocznia Szczecinska S.A. Szczecin Shipyard Szczecin Shipyard or New Szczecin Shipyard was a shipyard in northwestern city of Szczecin, Poland. Formerly known as Stocznia Szczecińska Porta Holding S.A. or Stocznia im. Adolfa Warskiego. The shipyard specialized in the construction of container ships, chemicals transport ships, multi-purpose... , Poland |
9057135 | P3TN5 | Cyprus | later names: TMM Tuxpan | ||
| 1994 | Contship Sydney | Stocznia Gdanska SA Gdansk Shipyard Gdańsk Shipyard is a large Polish shipyard, located in the city of Gdańsk. The yard gained international fame when Solidarity was founded there in September 1980... , Poland |
9062984 | VSXC4 | United Kingdom | Further names: Canmar Dynasty / 2005: CP Dynasty / 2006: Sydney Express / In service | ||
| 1995 | Contship Auckland | Stocznia Szczecinska S.A. Szczecin Shipyard Szczecin Shipyard or New Szczecin Shipyard was a shipyard in northwestern city of Szczecin, Poland. Formerly known as Stocznia Szczecińska Porta Holding S.A. or Stocznia im. Adolfa Warskiego. The shipyard specialized in the construction of container ships, chemicals transport ships, multi-purpose... , Poland |
9064334 | ELVL8 | Liberia | Sailed for Contship from 1995 to 1997. | ||
| 1995 | Contship Lavagna | Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau Bremer Vulkan Bremer Vulkan AG was a great German shipbuilding company located at the Weser river in Bremen-Vegesack. It was founded in 1893 and closed in 1997 because of financial problems and mismanagement.... , Germany |
9109017 | DEFI | Germany | Contship Ocean Star Service | ||
| 1995 | Contship Melbourne | Stocznia Gdanska SA Gdansk Shipyard Gdańsk Shipyard is a large Polish shipyard, located in the city of Gdańsk. The yard gained international fame when Solidarity was founded there in September 1980... , Poland |
9062996 | VSXC7 | United Kingdom | 1997 CP / 2005: CP Voyager / 2006: Freemantle Express / In service | ||
| 1995 | Contship Nobility | Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd. Samsung Group The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9128192 | DGKV | Germany | 1997 CP / 2003 sold | ||
| 1995 | Contship Ticino | A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft Seebeckwerft -History:Seebeckwerft was founded in 1876 and developed from a small, metal-processing company in the heart of Bremerhaven into one of the leading shipbuilding companies in the region.During World War II Seebeckwerft built 16 Type IX U-boats for the Kriegsmarine.... , Germany |
9111565 | DEJL | Germany | Contship Ocean Star Service | ||
| 1996 | Contship Action | Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd. Samsung Group The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9122215 | DLHV | Germany | 1997 CP / 2003 sold | ||
| 1996 | Contship Ambition | Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd. Samsung Group The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9122203 | P3GU7 | Cyprus | 1997 CP / 2003 sold | ||
| 1996 | Contship Brasil | Thyssen Nordseewerke GmbH Nordseewerke Nordseewerke is a shipbuilding company located in Emden, Germany. The name Nordseewerke means "North Sea shipyard" in German. The shipyard employs some 1,400 people and is the second-largest plant in Emden, following Volkswagen... , Germany |
9081019 | DIGF | Germany | Contship Proline Service | ||
| 1996 | Contship Vision | Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd. Samsung Group The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9128180 | DGGV | Germany | 1997 CP / 2003 sold | ||
| 1997 | Contship Champion | Kvaerner Warnow Werft GmbH, Rostock Rostock Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders... , Germany |
9137909 | V7GU3 | Marshall Islands | Sailed for Contship in 2000. | ||
| 1997 | Contship Champion | Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd. Samsung Group The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9064865 | DGRF | Germany | 1997 CP / 2003 sold | ||
| 1997 | Contship Harmony | Kvaerner Warnow Werft GmbH, Rostock Rostock Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders... , Germany |
9137894 | P3JM9 | Germany | Contship Euroasia/Red Sea Service, renamed as Contship Innovator | ||
| 1997 | Contship London | China SB Corp. CSBC Corporation, Taiwan CSBC Corporation, Taiwan , CSBC for short, formerly known as China Shipbuilding Corporation is a state-owned enterprise of the Republic of China... , Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
9152739 | ELVX4 | Liberia | 2005: CP London / 2006: London / In service | ||
| 1997 | Contship Optimism | Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd. Samsung Group The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9128207 | DGOL | Germany | 1997 CP / 2003 sold | ||
| 1997 | Contship Romance | Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd. Samsung Group The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9128207 | DLCT | Germany | 1997 CP / 2003 sold | ||
| 1997 | Contship Spirit | Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd. Samsung Group The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9153381 | DDJI | Germany | 1997 CP / 2003 sold, 2004: Micheala S, 2007: MSC Crisobal, 2009: Maersk Nantes | ||
| 1997 | Contship Washington | China SB Corp. CSBC Corporation, Taiwan CSBC Corporation, Taiwan , CSBC for short, formerly known as China Shipbuilding Corporation is a state-owned enterprise of the Republic of China... , Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
9152741 | ELVZ5 | Liberia | 2002: Direct Tui / 2005: CP Tui / 2006: Honolulu Express / In service | ||
| 1998 | Contship Auckland | China SB Corp. CSBC Corporation, Taiwan CSBC Corporation, Taiwan , CSBC for short, formerly known as China Shipbuilding Corporation is a state-owned enterprise of the Republic of China... , Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
9160396 | ELWA2 | Liberia | 2005: CP Auckland, 2006: CMA CGM Buenos Aires, In service | ||
| 1998 | Contship Rangitoto | Volkswerft Stralsund GmbH Volkswerft Volkswerft is a shipyard in the hanseatic city of Stralsund on the Strelasund. It is part of the German Hegemann-group.The Volkswerft was founded in 1945 as Ingenieurbau Ges.m.b.H.... , Germany |
9153408 | DGZO | Germany | former Italia Line vessel Cielo di San Francisco, 2005: CP Rangitoto, 2006: Rangitoto, Ute Oltmann | ||
| 1998 | Contship Rome | China SB Corp. CSBC Corporation, Taiwan CSBC Corporation, Taiwan , CSBC for short, formerly known as China Shipbuilding Corporation is a state-owned enterprise of the Republic of China... , Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
9152753 | ELVZ6 | Liberia | 2005: CP Rome, 2006: Rome, Aenne Rickmers, In service | ||
| 1998 | Contship Wellington | China SB Corp. CSBC Corporation, Taiwan CSBC Corporation, Taiwan , CSBC for short, formerly known as China Shipbuilding Corporation is a state-owned enterprise of the Republic of China... , Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
9152765 | ELVZ7 | Liberia | 2002: Direct Kea , 2005: CP Kea, CMA CGM Cezanne, Alice Rickmers, In service | ||
| 1999 | Contship Mexico | Stocznia Szczecinska S.A. Szczecin Shipyard Szczecin Shipyard or New Szczecin Shipyard was a shipyard in northwestern city of Szczecin, Poland. Formerly known as Stocznia Szczecińska Porta Holding S.A. or Stocznia im. Adolfa Warskiego. The shipyard specialized in the construction of container ships, chemicals transport ships, multi-purpose... , Poland |
9131278 | ELXL6 | Liberia | CCNI Antofagasta, CCNI Aviles, Sophie, In service | ||
| 2001 | Contship Dragon | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Hyundai Heavy Industries Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. is the world's largest shipbuilding company, headquartered in Ulsan, South Korea. The company is a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9232890 | C6SG5 | Bahamas | CMA CGM Vega, MSC England, 2007–present | ||
| 2002 | Contship Aurora | Daewoo SB & Marine Eng. Co. Ltd. Daewoo Daewoo or the Daewoo Group was a major South Korean chaebol . It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was dismantled by the Korean government in 1999... , Okpo Okpo Okpo-dong is dong of the city of Geoje in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The village is located on the eastern coast of Geoje Island and a center of the island.... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9232565 | ZIZP9 | United Kingdom | 2005: CP Aurora, Maersk Dexter, Liverpool Express, In service | ||
| 2002 | Contship Australis | Daewoo SB & Marine Eng. Co. Ltd. Daewoo Daewoo or the Daewoo Group was a major South Korean chaebol . It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was dismantled by the Korean government in 1999... , Okpo Okpo Okpo-dong is dong of the city of Geoje in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The village is located on the eastern coast of Geoje Island and a center of the island.... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9232577 | VQEN3 | United Kingdom | 2005: CP Australis, Maersk Dale, Dublin Express, In service | ||
| 2002 | Contship Borealis | Daewoo SB & Marine Eng. Co. Ltd. Daewoo Daewoo or the Daewoo Group was a major South Korean chaebol . It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was dismantled by the Korean government in 1999... , Okpo Okpo Okpo-dong is dong of the city of Geoje in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The village is located on the eastern coast of Geoje Island and a center of the island.... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9232589 | VQEN2 | United Kingdom | 2005: CP Borealis, Maersk Dayton, Glasgow Express, In service | ||
| 2002 | Contship Tenacity | China SB Corp. CSBC Corporation, Taiwan CSBC Corporation, Taiwan , CSBC for short, formerly known as China Shipbuilding Corporation is a state-owned enterprise of the Republic of China... , Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
9243174 | WDD6127 | USA | other names: TMM Colima, CP Shenandoah, Yorktown Express, In service | ||
| 2003 | Contship Indigo | Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd. Samsung Group The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9238753 | VQJW4 | United Kingdom | 2005: CP Indigo / 2006: Bavaria Express / In service | ||
| 2003 | Contship Tamarind | Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd. Samsung Group The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
9238765 | VQMM2 | United Kingdom | 2005: CP Tamarind / 2006: Thuringia Express / In service |
- GRT = Gross Register TonnageGross Register TonnageGross register tonnage a ship's total internal volume expressed in "register tons", one of which equals to a volume of . It is calculated from the total permanently enclosed capacity of the vessel. The ship's net register tonnage is obtained by reducing the volume of non-revenue-earning spaces i.e...
/ BRT (old unit of measurement) - GT = Gross TonnageGross tonnageGross tonnage is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume. Gross tonnage is different from gross register tonnage...
/ BRZ (introduced 18 July 1994) - TEU = Twenty-foot equivalent units
Notice that Contship often re-used vessel names, however these are different ships - see the IMO Number.
External links
- Contship Italia Group
- Diario Contship Italia (in Italian)