page_title: MV Colombo Express
hierarchical_section_title: MV Colombo Express
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Das Containerschiff Colombo Express (8.749&#160;TEU) auf seiner Jungfernfahrt im Hamburger Köhlbrand. Dies Schiff war von März bis Juli 2005 das weltgrößte Containerschiff English: The Colombo Express, one of the largest container ships in the world, owned and operated by Hapag-Lloyd of Germany on its maiden voyage into Hamburg, with the Köhlbrand bridge in the background IMO Number: 9295244 MMSI Number: 211433000 Callsign: DIHC Length: 336 m Beam: 42 m Français&#160;: Le Colombo Express appareillant de Hambourg pour son voyage inaugural. Italiano: Nave Post-Panamax. Nederlands: Colombo Express in Hamburg, 2005. zeeschepen worden vaak verzekerd bij de Lloyd's of London. Português: Navio Columbo Express. Русский: Контейнеровоз. Svenska: Colombo Express. Det tyska rederiet Hapag-Lloyds lastfartyg Colombo Express i Hamburgs hamn 2005. Suomi: Konttialus Colombo Express. Dansk: Containerskibet Colombo Express i Hamborg. Bahasa Indonesia: The Colombo Express, salah satu kapal peti kemas yang terbesar yang dioperasikan oleh Hapag-Lloyd dari Jerman. עברית: אוניית המכולות Colombo Express, אחת מאוניות המכולות הגדולות בעולם. Hrvatski: Colombo Express, jedan od najvećih kontejnerskih brodova na svijetu. Íslenska: Colombo Express er eitt af stærstu gámaskipum veraldar. Latviešu: Colombo Express, viens no lielākajiem pasaules kravas kuģiem. தமிழ்: ஹப்பாக் லொயிட் (Hapag-Lloyd) கொள்கலன் கப்பல். Español: El expreso Colombo, uno de los barcos de contenedores más grande del mundo, propiedad de y operado por Hapag-Lloyd de Alemania en su primer viaje a Hamburgo, con el puente Köhlbrand en el fondo. Information about Colombo Express may be found at IMO 9295244.A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number.
context_page_description: Colombo Express is one of the largest container ships in the world. When launched in 2005, she was claimed by her owner to be the world's largest container ship, a title she held until Emma Mærsk was launched in 2006.
  Colombo Express holds 8,749 twenty-foot equivalent units, 730 refrigerated TEUs, is 335 metres long, and has a beam, or width, of 43 metres. She is owned by the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, and operated by its Hapag-Lloyd Container Line division. She is named for Colombo, the largest city in Sri Lanka, which the predecessor company, North American Lloyd, first called on in 1886. She is the first of eight proposed Colombo Express class vessels, and is only slightly larger than her Savannah Express class cousins, the 8400 TEU ships Savannah Express and Houston Express.
  Colombo Express has a gross tonnage of 93,750 and had a deadweight capacity of 104,400 tonnes. Her rated speed is 25.0 knots. Built in South Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2004–2005, she was christened on 11 April 2005, and her diesel engine generates 69,700 kilowatts of power.
context_section_description: Colombo Express is one of the largest container ships in the world. When launched in 2005, she was claimed by her owner to be the world's largest container ship, a title she held until Emma Mærsk was launched in 2006.
  Colombo Express holds 8,749 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), 730 refrigerated (reefer) TEUs, is 335 metres (1,099 ft) long, and has a beam, or width, of 43 metres (140 ft). She is owned by the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, and operated by its Hapag-Lloyd Container Line division. She is named for Colombo, the largest city in Sri Lanka, which the predecessor company, North American Lloyd, first called on in 1886. She is the first of eight proposed Colombo Express class vessels, and is only slightly larger (approximately 4%) than her Savannah Express class cousins, the 8400 TEU (700 reefer) ships Savannah Express and Houston Express.
  Colombo Express has a gross tonnage of 93,750 and had a deadweight capacity of 104,400 tonnes.  Her rated speed is 25.0 knots (46.3 km/h). Built in South Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2004–2005, she was christened on 11 April 2005, and her diesel engine generates 69,700 kilowatts (93,500 hp) of power.
  Colombo Express operates out of the home port of Hamburg, and will mainly travel from Europe to Southeast Asia and back in 56-day round-trips.
caption: Colombo Express on its maiden voyage to Hamburg, with the Köhlbrand bridge in the background, in April 2005
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