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Hapag-Lloyd's Floating Giants

September 22, 2016

Hapag-Lloyd has invested in a new fleet of container ships to service the route between Europe and South America. The ships can pass through the newly widened Panama canal and can carry up to 13,000 shipping containers.

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The old ones only carried 5,000.

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Video (streaming): Hapag-Lloyd's Floating Giants

Video (streaming): Hapag-Lloyd's Floating Giants

Hapag-Lloyd has invested in a new fleet of container ships to service the route between Europe and South America. The ships can pass through the newly widened Panama canal and can carry up to 13,000 shipping containers. The old ones only carried 5,000.
September 22, 201602:52 min