3,800-TEU ship
Hamburg Süd christens "Polar Ecuador" in Antwerp
The shipping company Hamburg Süd has christened the container ship "Polar Ecuador" in Antwerp. The godmother of the "Polar Ecuador" is Sonia Van de Vyvere, wife of Philippe Van de Vyvere, owner and CEO of SEA-invest, one of the world's largest terminal operators for dry bulk, liquid and reefer cargo, which also owns the Belgian New Fruit Wharf.
"Antwerp is a very important port for Hamburg Süd and the Belgian New Fruit Wharf is a very suitable location for the christening of a 'Polar' ship," says Frank Smet, Chief Commercial Officer of Hamburg Süd. "With over 1,000 reefer connections, the 'Polar Ecuador' transports a disproportionately large amount of refrigerated cargo from Mexico and the Caribbean to Antwerp for a container ship of this size - for example bananas, pineapples and melons, which are handled particularly efficiently and professionally by the fruit and reefer specialists here."
Hamburg Süd has had its own office in Antwerp since 1996 and today employs around 50 staff. The "Polar Ecuador" is deployed in Hamburg Süd's North Europe - Mexico/Caribbean Service (EMCS), which connects Antwerp and other European ports in Ireland, the UK and Germany with important Mexican and Caribbean ports. Antwerp is one of the most important destinations from this region for bananas in particular, from where they are distributed to other European markets.
The "Polar Ecuador" is one of an identical group of four "Polar" class vessels built by the Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding for Hamburg Süd. With an overall length of 230 meters and a width of 37.30 meters, the ship offers a container slot capacity of 3,800 TEU and is equipped with 1,000 reefer connections.
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