Houston Express

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The Houston Express and her sister ship, the Savannah Express were for some months of the year 2005 the largest container ships in the world.

The Houston Express is owned by the Hapag-Lloyd company out of Hamburg, Germany and was completed in 2005. The ship is capable of transporting up to 8400 containers at any one time. The Deadweight Tonnage is 107,000 metric tons and the maximum speed of this ship is 25 knots. The ship is 332 meters long and has a beam (or width) of 43.20 meters. The engines are capable of outputing 68,520 kilowatts of power.

The HOUSTON EXPRESS, as well as her sister SAVANNAH EXPRESS and MAERSK STRALSUND are owned by Norddeutsche Vermögen and managed by Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt. The ships have been built in a series of five vessels. The are featuring the first twisted leading edge full spade rudder TLKSR of Becker marine Systems. The 67sqm rudder avoids rudder cavitation and saves 2% fuel.