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The ''Cosco Hellas'' is one of the largest container ships in the world. It is owned by Caravokyra Maritime Corp and operated by Costamare Shipping.〔 Its Port of Registry is Piraeus, Greece.〔 The ''Cosco Hellas'' is a sister ship of the ''Cosco Beijing''. The Cosco Hellas has three more large container vessels sisters: Cosco Ningbo, Cosco Yantian, and Cosco Guangzhou.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://shipoftheday.blogspot.com/2008/02/cosco-hellas.html )〕 On July 27, a celebration ceremony for christening of ''Cosco Hellas''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cosco.com.cn/en/news/detail.jsp?docId=8207 )〕 The ''Cosco Hellas'' is currently sailing on the AE1-loop which connects Asia and Europe. According to Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on July 28, 2006 during the ceremony for the christering of the new Chinese- leased conteainer ship COSCO Hellas” in Piraeus, emphasized on the close bonds of friendship between the Greek and Chinese peoples in the best possible way. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.greekembassy.org/embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=3&folder=531&article=18138 )〕 On July 11, 2006, the Capt. Wei Jiafu, captain of COSCO HELLAS, attended the China Maritime Day 2006 at the port of Shanghai. The purpose of the celebration was to prize the Ten distinguished leaders in Chinese maritime industry. The event was mastered by the Vise-Minister of the Ministry of Communications of China, Xu Zuyuan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cosco.com.cn/en/news/detail.jsp?docId=8018 )〕 ==Hull and engine== The ''Cosco Hellas'' has a length of 350 m and a beam of 43 m.〔 It was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea.〔 It is a fully cellular container ship with a capacity of 9469 TEU, including 700 refrigerated containers.〔 The dimensions of the ''Cosco Hellas'' are just small enough to allow to sail through the Westerschelde slaloms near Antwerp.〔 The ''Cosco Hellas'' is powered by a MAN-B&W 12K98MC, a 2 stroke 12 cylinder engine, capable of producing 74,760 kW. This engine drives a single fixed prop propeller that can sustain a speed of 25 kt.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cosco Hellas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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