Hamburg Süd's Monte class vessel, the Monte Aconcagua, was christened in Hong Kong last week.
The vessel was the last of a series of 10 5,552 TEU ships ordered by the German carrier.
Following the naming ceremony, the Monte Aconcagua was phased into Hamburg Süd's Asia - South Africa/South America East Coast Service (New Good Hope Express).
In addition, Hamburg Süd will be adding three further "Rio" class vessels to its fleet by the end of the year. They have a container capacity of 5,900 TEU, making them one bay longer than the ships of the "Monte" class.
The "Rio" ships are to be phased into the shipping group's Europe - South America East Coast Service, gradually replacing the "Monte" vessels, which will then operate in the Asia - South Africa/South America East Coast Service.
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