Germany's Hamburg Süd yesterday christened the container ship 'Santa Rita' in Sepetiba, Brazil.
The 'Santa Rita' is the third newbuilding of a series of ten identical container vessels each featuring a slot capacity of 7,100TEU and fitted with 1,600 reefer container plugs. This puts them among the largest ships ever built for Hamburg Süd. The 'Santa Rita' will be deployed alongside the 'Monte Tamaro' as the shipping group's second training ship.