DUESSELDORF EXPRESS

Almost obscured by the fog which rolled in with her arrival at Halifax,the DUESSELDORF EXPRESS enters the Bedford Basin afternoon of April 17th 2012.She seems to have spent her career in the Pacific regions,not seen in these parts until now as far as this observer is aware.Can others enlighten?.

Built in 1998 by SAMSUNG SHIPBUILDING & HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.,Koje,South Korea.

TONNAGE:GROSS TONNAGE 53,523 tons,NET TONNAGE 32,908 tons,DEADWEIGHT 66,525 tons.

DIMENSIONS:LENGTH OVERALL 293.97 m.,LENGTH BP 281.6 m, BREADTH MOULDED 32.25 m,DEPTH MOULDED 21.4 m,DRAUGHT 13.628 m.

MAIN ENGINE MODEL:9 K 90 MC, TYPE DIESEL ENGINE, TWO STROKE , ENGINE POWER 41,130 KWs. Service Speed 24 knots.
Owner/Manager: Hapag-Lloyd AG.Hamburg,Germany.

Flag: Germany

Call Sign:DGDD

MAIN ENGINE MODEL9 K 90 MCMAIN ENGINE TYPEDIESEL ENGINE, TWO STROKEMAIN ENGINE POWER41130 KW