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Contship Containerlines was a global container carrier operating from 1969 to 2005 in the India/Pakistan, 
Eagle Container Line linking
Operator Code: CSA
BIC Codes (Container prefixes): CSQU, HAMU, PLVU, CLGU, TLEU, PSBU, PCRU, FANU (Fantainer)
Bureau International des Containers
(Container prefix codes, now linking Contship units to Hapag-Lloyd due to the merger) * SECDatabase.com
* Contship Containerlines Ltd.
Official website
- page offline - please refer t
* Contship Containerlines Ltd.: Celebrating 30 glorious years (printed brochure), 1999 * Contship Containerlines Ltd.: Liner Services Directory (printed brochure), 2000 * CP Ships: Press release
29. Januar 2001 * CP Ships: Press release
09. September 2002 * CP Ships: Press release
04. October 2002 * CP Ships: Press release
17. December 2002 * CP Ships: Press release
28. April 2005 * Geest North Sea Line: Press release - Geest acquires Contship Overland operation, 20. September 2001 * Marine Link
30. September 2002 * Marine Link
13. December 2002 * Shippers Today
1999
SMDG Group
(Carrier codes for
Contship Italia GroupDiario Contship Italia
(in Italian) Container shipping companies of the United Kingdom Container shipping companies Defunct shipping companies Transport companies established in 1968 Swiss companies established in 1968
Levant
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, Australia/New Zealand, South America and Asia trade, mainly to and from Europe.
The company was founded just as containerization
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was beginning and continuously grew up with the growth of this market.
History
In 1968 Dr. Angelo Ravano founded Contship SA in Switzerland. The company's first sailing was undertaken by the MV ''Sea Maid'' from Fos toCasablanca
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in October 1969.
During 1970 an agency arm was set up in Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
and terminal operations were started at La Spezia
La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy.
La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguria ...
. Some were handled in the first year. A European network with subsidiaries in Spain and the Netherlands in 1973 and 1974 was built up. The transfer of the agency representation in Milan
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to Genoa
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in 1974 was accompanied by the expansion of the service portfolio to eastern Mediterranean ports. In 1976 Ellerman City Liners appointed Contship's agency arm in Portugal.
1977 saw the formation of a UK subsidiary and the launch of the first direct container service between Europe and India. It was the first shipping line to handle containers in Bombay (now Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
). More experience of working partnerships was gained from 1979 through the formation of the Contship Gulf Line as a joint service agreement with Ellerman City Lines, operating a new service that linked Europe with the Near East
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.
The company moved its headquarters from Switzerland to Felixstowe
Felixstowe ( ) is a port town and civil parish in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The estimated population in 2017 was 24,521. The Port of Felixstowe is the largest Containerization, containe ...
and then Ipswich
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, thus becoming a part of the UK's shipping establishment. The early 80s saw Contship expanding and widening their interests. In Spain, they won the agency representation for Trans Freight Lines. In the UK, they shared in the setting up of Arrowfreight, a freight forwarding operation. Meanwhile, a group holding company was established in Curaçao
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Curaçao includ ...
.
Eagle Container Line linking North Europe
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and the Mediterranean with Australia commenced in 1982 as a non-conference service. With new agency companies in France and Italy, the start of the Eurasia Container Line and the introduction of vessels into the Eagle service, 1985 was a busy year. 1986 saw the formation of Ocean Star Container Line, operating a westbound round-the world service. The following year saw the commencement of the Medipas service operating between the Mediterranean and India
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and Pakistan
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. In 1987 the Contship Containerlines brand was established. It gradually took over management control of Contship's container shipping
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services, agency and intermodal activities. At the end of the second decade, Ocean Star was expanded to include an Australian
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and Far East
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leg and North European
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ports of call. With the acquisition of Costa Containerline they started a service from the Mediterranean to the US East and Gulf Coasts.
The 90s saw new vessels for the Eagle service, a revision of the Costa operation and start of the Salerno
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Terminal
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operations. 1991 was a year that saw changes to the Indian Sub-Continent service with CMB Transport joining Contship Eurasia Line through a joint service agreement. Joint service agreements have always played an important part in Contship's activities. In 1993 just such an agreement with P&O brought a restructuring of the Eagle service and an upgrade of Ocean Star with the addition of larger tonnage
Tonnage is a measure of the capacity of a ship, and is commonly used to assess fees on commercial shipping. The term derives from the taxation paid on '' tuns'' or casks of wine. In modern maritime usage, "tonnage" specifically refers to a cal ...
. Further tonnage
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upgrading was made to Contship's Eurasia service and the Gulf Line was reconfigured as Contship Levant Line in association with four partners in 1994. With terminal
Terminal may refer to:
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** Battery terminal, electrical contact used to ...
operations starting in Savona
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and Gioia Tauro in 1995 and with restructuring of the Eurasia/Medasia services and the establishing of a Med-US Gulf and Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
service they made further service improvements.
In 1996 the Levant
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service was modified and the Mediterranean- US and Mexico
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service was upgraded. The company also took over the Pro Line, thereby bringing Contship Containerlines into the trade between North Europe
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and South America. In 1997 Contship was acquired by CP Ships
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, being one of the few shipping lines CP took over at a profitable level. The Ocean Star service was retonnaged and Contship entered into partnership with the CMA-CGM Group and Marfret in 1998. 1999 was a year of consolidating existing operations and building a platform for further growth. They made significant cost efficiencies, improved their profitability and entered new and complementary trade lanes including the US West Coast to the Mediterranean. The same year Contship launched its Internet
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site and was the first container shipping line to paint its web address on the hull of all its vessels as mobile advertising.
In 2001 a new service between China and Europe was established in co-operation with CMA-CGM, however this trade had to be withdrawn from the market in early March 2003 due to lack of profitability caused by import/export imbalances, low freight rates and high fixed slot
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costs.
The Australasian trade lane was restructured and retonnaged, providing new vessels with the capability to carry a high percentage of refrigerated containers in late 2002. In 2003 the headquarters moved from Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...
to the new joint headquarters of CP Ships
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in Gatwick
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. A new Contship Logo was designed in 2004 when restructuring the brand/trade lane strategies, however it didn't achieve the public recognition the old one did. In January 2006 the Contship Containerlines brand was replaced by the CP Ships
CP Ships was a large Canadian shipping company established in the 19th century. From the late 1880s until after World War II, the company was Canada's largest operator of Atlantic and Pacific steamships. Many immigrants travelled on CP ships fr ...
brand following CP's one brand strategy promoted by the "One brand - One team" project, being the last CP Ships
CP Ships was a large Canadian shipping company established in the 19th century. From the late 1880s until after World War II, the company was Canada's largest operator of Atlantic and Pacific steamships. Many immigrants travelled on CP ships fr ...
brand to be retired. In late 2005 CP Ships
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was bought up by TUI AG
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and merged in mid 2006 in the Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd AG is a German international shipping and container transportation company, the 5th biggest in the world. It was formed in 1970 through a merger of Hamburg-American Line (HAPAG) and Norddeutscher Lloyd.
History
The company was forme ...
organization.
Contship Overland
Contship Overland was a division of Contship Containerlines operating in Europe's intermodal industry. The company had offices inFelixstowe
Felixstowe ( ) is a port town and civil parish in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The estimated population in 2017 was 24,521. The Port of Felixstowe is the largest Containerization, containe ...
, Glasgow
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and Milan
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, and worked with partners in Spain and Greece, providing rail freight
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to key markets and road freight options where required by customers. Its main business consisted of intermodal container
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and swapbody traffic between the UK and Italy, mostly by rail via the Channel Tunnel
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. After approximately ten years in business, Contship Overland was sold to the Rotterdam
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-based intermodal transport
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* Intermodal passenger transport
* Intermodal freight transport
Intermodal freight transport involves the t ...
operator Geest North Sea Line with effect of 1 October 2001.
Contship Italia Group
When Contship Containerlines was acquired byCP Ships
CP Ships was a large Canadian shipping company established in the 19th century. From the late 1880s until after World War II, the company was Canada's largest operator of Atlantic and Pacific steamships. Many immigrants travelled on CP ships fr ...
in 1997, the terminal
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operations in Italy stayed an independent company, not owned by CP. Today, this company acts under the name '' Contship Italia Group'' still using the old Contship logo.
International identifiers
SCAC Code: CCXLOperator Code: CSA
BIC Codes (Container prefixes): CSQU, HAMU, PLVU, CLGU, TLEU, PSBU, PCRU, FANU (Fantainer)
Vessels
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Works
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, ''Canmar Success'' 1997–1999, ''Contship Success'' 1999–2000, ''Cast Power'' 2000–2003, ''CP Power'' 2005–2006, ''Power'' 2006-
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, ''Contship Lugano''
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, J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co., Hamburg
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, Germany
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, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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, Yokosuka
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
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, align=Center , Bermuda
, later names: ''Cast Performance'', ''Canmar Endurance'', ''CP Endurance'', ''Endurance'', Still in service
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, ''Contship Spain''
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, A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany
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, ''Contship Germany''
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, Flender Werft AG, Lübeck
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, Germany
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, Sailed for Contship from 1991 to 1992.
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, ''Contship Australia''
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, Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany
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, align=Center , Antigua & Barbuda
, Sailed for Contship from 1990 to 1992.
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, ''Contship America''
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, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea
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, Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany
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, Sailed for Contship from Aug. 1993 to Nov. 1993.
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, ''Contship America''
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, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea
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, ''Contship Brave''
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, Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany
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, Sailed for Contship from 1988 to 1994
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, ''Contship Canada''
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, Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven
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, Germany
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, align=Center , Antigua & Barbuda
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, ''Contship England''
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, Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany
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, ''Contship Europe''
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, Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany
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, ''Contship Italy''
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, Flender Werft AG, Lübeck
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, Germany
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, Sailed for Contship from 1989 to 1990.
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, ''Contship Egypt''
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, VEB Schiffswerft Neptun, Rostock
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, Germany
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, Sailed for Contship from 1991 to 1993.
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, ''Contship Success''
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, ''Contship Asia''
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, Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany
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, Sailed for Contship from 1988 to 1991
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, ''Contship Asia''
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, VEB Schiffswerft Neptun, Rostock
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, Germany
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, ''Contship Houston''
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, Chantiers du Nord et Mediterrane, France
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, align=Center , Liberia
, Sailed for Contship in 1997. Further name: ''TMM Oaxaca''. Ran aground in the mouth of Mississippi River in Dec. 1999, but re-floated.
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, ''Contship America''
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, ''Contship Nouméa''
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, Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany
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, 1990
, ''Contship Argentina''
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, Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany
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, ''Contship Ipswich''
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, 1990
, ''Contship Jork''
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, Contship Ocean Star Service
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, 1990
, ''Contship La Spezia''
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, 1991
, ''Contship Australia''
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, 1991
, ''Contship Barcelona''
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, Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany
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, Contship Ocean Star Service
, -----
, 1992
, ''Contship Germany''
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, Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany
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, Contship Eagle/Ocean Star Service - painted fully in pink!
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, 1992
, ''Contship Mexico''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Stocznia Gdanska SA, Poland
, align=Center , 9039250
, align=Center , P3ZH4
, align=Center , Cyprus
, Sailed for Contship from 1998 to 1999.
, -----
, 1993
, ''Contship Asia''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany
, align=Center , 9053244
, align=Center , DDQI
, align=Center , Germany
, Contship Eurasia, Proline, Levant Service
, -----
, 1993
, ''Contship Atlantic''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany
, align=Center , 9070022
, align=Center , DEAL
, align=Center , Germany
, Contship Eurasia Service / Sailed for Contship from 1993 to 1997
, -----
, 1993
, ''Contship France''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany
, align=Center , 9053232
, align=Center , DLDB
, align=Center , Germany
, Contship Ocean Star Service
, -----
, 1993
, ''Contship Le Havre''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Kvaerner Warnow Werft GmbH, Germany
, align=Center , 9004255
, align=Center , V2OA3
, align=Center , Antigua & Barbuda
,
, -----
, 1993
, ''Contship New York''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co., Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...
, Germany
, align=Center , 9056272
, align=Center , A8AG5
, align=Center , Liberia
,
, -----
, 1993
, ''Contship Pacific''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany
, align=Center , 9070010
, align=Center , V2OZ5
, align=Center , Antigua
, Contship Eurasia/Eagle Service
, -----
, 1993
, ''Contship Rotterdam''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co., Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...
, Germany
, align=Center , 9056284
, align=Center , A8KJ4
, align=Center , Liberia
,
, -----
, 1994
, ''Contship Champion''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9064865
, align="Center" , DGRF
, align="Center" , Germany
, 2003 CP / 2005: ''CP Champion'' / In service
, -----
, 1994
, ''Contship Egypt''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd., South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align=Center , 9060273
, align=Center , V2OM
, align=Center , Antigua
, Sailed for Contship from 1994 to 1995
, -----
, 1994
, ''Contship Europe''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany
, align=Center , 9106144
, align=Center , DEFA
, align=Center , Germany
, Contship Ocean Star Service
, -----
, 1994
, ''Contship Innovator''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9064877
, align="Center" , DNFA
, align="Center" , Germany
, 2003 CP / 2005: ''CP Innovator'' / In service
, -----
, 1994
, ''Contship Inspiration''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Astilleros Españoles, S.A., Spain
, align=Center , 9051492
, align=Center , H8MU
, align=Center , Panama
, Sailed for Contship from 2001 to 2003. Former name: ''TMM Yucatan'' (2000)
, -----
, 1994
, ''Contship Italy''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany
, align=Center , 9109029
, align=Center , DDMM / DEEU
, align=Center , Germany
, Contship Ocean Star Service - painted fully in blue
, -----
, 1994
, ''Contship New Zealand''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany
, align=Center , 9070034
, align=Center , DEBH
, align=Center , Germany
, Contship Eurasia Service
, -----
, 1994
, ''Contship Singapore''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany
, align=Center , 9070046
, align=Center , DEBO
, align=Center , Germany
, Contship Ocean Star Service - painted fully in yellow
, -----
, 1994
, ''Contship Tahiti''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Stocznia Szczecinska S.A., Poland
, align=Center , 9057135
, align=Center , P3TN5
, align=Center , Cyprus
, later names: ''TMM Tuxpan''
, -----
, 1994
, ''Contship Sydney''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Stocznia Gdanska SA, Poland
, align="Center" , 9062984
, align="Center" , VSXC4
, align="Center" , United Kingdom
, Further names: ''Canmar Dynasty'' / 2005: ''CP Dynasty'' / 2006: ''Sydney Express'' / In service
, -----
, 1995
, ''Contship Auckland''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Stocznia Szczecinska S.A., Poland
, align=Center , 9064334
, align=Center , ELVL8
, align=Center , Liberia
, Sailed for Contship from 1995 to 1997.
, -----
, 1995
, ''Contship Lavagna''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany
, align=Center , 9109017
, align=Center , DEFI
, align=Center , Germany
, Contship Ocean Star Service
, -----
, 1995
, ''Contship Melbourne''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Stocznia Gdanska SA, Poland
, align="Center" , 9062996
, align="Center" , VSXC7
, align="Center" , United Kingdom
, 1997 CP / 2005: ''CP Voyager'' / 2006: ''Fremantle Express'' / In service
, -----
, 1995
, ''Contship Nobility''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd., South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9128192
, align="Center" , DGKV
, align="Center" , Germany
, 1997 CP / 2003 sold
, -----
, 1995
, ''Contship Ticino''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany
, align=Center , 9111565
, align=Center , DEJL
, align=Center , Germany
, Contship Ocean Star Service
, -----
, 1996
, ''Contship Action''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Kvarner Warnow Werft Gmbh, Rostock, Germany
Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...
, align="Center" , 9122215
, align="Center" , P3JA9
, align="Center" , Germany
, 2003:''Tegesos'' 2004:''Norasia Tegesos'' 2009:''Tegesos'' 2012:''Tag 81'' 2012 Demolition At Alang.
, -----
, 1996
, ''Contship Ambition''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Kvarner Warnow Werft Gmbh, Rostock, Germany
Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...
, align="Center" , 9122203
, align="Center" , P3GU7
, align="Center" , Cyprus
, 2002:''Telanon'' 2004:''Norasia Telanon'' 2007:''Nautic'' 2010:''Pisti'' 2015:''Isti' 2015 Demolished At Alang.
, -----
, 1996
, ''Contship Brasil''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Thyssen Nordseewerke GmbH, Germany
, align=Center , 9081019
, align=Center , DIGF
, align=Center , Germany
, Contship Proline Service
, -----
, 1996
, ''Contship Vision''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd., South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9128180
, align="Center" , DGGV
, align="Center" , Germany
, 1997 CP / 2003 sold
, -----
, 1997
, ''Contship Champion''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Kvaerner Warnow Werft GmbH, Rostock
Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...
, Germany
, align=Center , 9137909
, align=Center , V7GU3
, align=Center , Marshall Islands
, 1997:''Telendos'' (Launched) 2002:''Champion'' 2003:''Indamex Delaware'' 2004:''CMA CGM Dardanelles'' 2008:''Champion'' 2010:''Nanjing Dragon'' 2012: ''Champion'' 2012:''Champion 1'' 2012 Scrapped At Alang.
, -----
, 1997
, ''Contship Champion''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Hyundai Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd., South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9064865
, align="Center" , DGRF
, align="Center" , Germany
, 1994:''Ville De Vela'' 2004:''Indamex New York'' 2005:''Northern Reliance'' 2010:''Kalani'' 2012:''Northern Reliance'' 2013 Scrapped At Alang.
, -----
, 1997
, ''Contship Harmony''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Kvaerner Warnow Werft GmbH, Rostock
Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...
, Germany
, align=Center , 9137894
, align=Center , P3JM9
, align=Center , Germany
, 2003:''Conti Harmony'' 2010:''San Pedro Bay Dragon'' 2011:''Conti Harmony'' 2014 Scrapped At Alang.
, -----
, 1997
, ''Contship London''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, China SB Corp., Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...
, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
, align="Center" , 9152739
, align="Center" , ELVX4
, align="Center" , Liberia
, 2005: ''CP London'' / 2006: ''London'' / In service
, -----
, 1997
, ''Contship Optimism''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd., South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9128207
, align="Center" , DGOL
, align="Center" , Germany
, 1997 CP / 2003 sold
, -----
, 1997
, ''Contship Romance''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd., South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9128207
, align="Center" , DLCT
, align="Center" , Germany
, 1997 CP / 2003 sold
, -----
, 1997
, ''Contship Spirit''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd., South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9153381
, align="Center" , DDJI
, align="Center" , Germany
, 1997 CP / 2003 sold, 2004: ''Micheala S'', 2007: ''MSC Crisobal'', 2009: ''Maersk Nantes''
, -----
, 1997
, ''Contship Washington''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, China SB Corp., Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...
, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
, align="Center" , 9152741
, align="Center" , ELVZ5
, align="Center" , Liberia
, 2002: ''Direct Tui'' / 2005: ''CP Tui'' / 2006: ''Honolulu Express'' / In service
, -----
, 1998
, ''Contship Auckland''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, China SB Corp., Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...
, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
, align="Center" , 9160396
, align="Center" , ELWA2
, align="Center" , Liberia
, 2005: ''CP Auckland'', 2006: ''CMA CGM Buenos Aires'', In service
, -----
, 1998
, ''Contship Rangitoto''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Volkswerft Stralsund GmbH, Germany
, align=Center , 9153408
, align=Center , DGZO
, align=Center , Germany
, former Italia Line vessel ''Cielo di San Francisco'', 2005: ''CP Rangitoto'', 2006: ''Rangitoto'', ''Ute Oltmann''
, -----
, 1998
, ''Contship Rome''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, China SB Corp., Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...
, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
, align="Center" , 9152753
, align="Center" , ELVZ6
, align="Center" , Liberia
, 2005: ''CP Rome'', 2006: ''Rome'', ''Aenne Rickmers'', In service
, -----
, 1998
, ''Contship Wellington''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, China SB Corp., Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...
, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
, align="Center" , 9152765
, align="Center" , ELVZ7
, align="Center" , Liberia
, 2002: ''Direct Kea'', 2005: ''CP Kea'', ''CMA CGM Cezanne'', ''Alice Rickmers'', In service
, -----
, 1999
, ''Contship Mexico''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Stocznia Szczecinska S.A., Poland
, align=Center , 9131278
, align=Center , ELXL6
, align=Center , Liberia
, ''CCNI Antofagasta'', ''CCNI Aviles'', ''Sophie'', In service
, -----
, 2001
, ''Contship Dragon''
, align=Center ,
, align=Center ,
, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align=Center , 9232890
, align=Center , C6SG5
, align=Center , Bahamas
, ''CMA CGM Vega'', ''MSC England'', 2007–present
, -----
, 2002
, ''Contship Aurora''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Daewoo SB & Marine Eng. Co. Ltd., Okpo, South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9232565
, align="Center" , ZIZP9
, align="Center" , United Kingdom
, 2005: ''CP Aurora'', ''Maersk Dexter'', ''Liverpool Express'', In service
, -----
, 2002
, ''Contship Australis''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Daewoo SB & Marine Eng. Co. Ltd., Okpo, South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9232577
, align="Center" , VQEN3
, align="Center" , United Kingdom
, 2005: ''CP Australis'', ''Maersk Dale'', ''Dublin Express'', In service
, -----
, 2002
, ''Contship Borealis''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Daewoo SB & Marine Eng. Co. Ltd., Okpo, South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9232589
, align="Center" , VQEN2
, align="Center" , United Kingdom
, 2005: ''CP Borealis'', ''Maersk Dayton'', ''Glasgow Express'', In service
, -----
, 2002
, ''Contship Tenacity''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, China SB Corp., Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...
, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
, align="Center" , 9243174
, align="Center" , WDD6127
, align="Center" , USA
, other names: ''TMM Colima'', ''CP Shenandoah'', ''Yorktown Express'', In service
, -----
, 2003
, ''Contship Indigo''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" ,
, Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd., South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9238753
, align="Center" , VQJW4
, align="Center" , United Kingdom
, 2005: ''CP Indigo'' / 2006: ''Bavaria Express'' / In service
, -----
, 2003
, ''Contship Tamarind''
, align="Center" ,
, align="Center" , {{TEU, 4311
, Samsung SB & Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd., South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, align="Center" , 9238765
, align="Center" , VQMM2
, align="Center" , United Kingdom
, 2005: ''CP Tamarind'' / 2006: ''Thuringia Express'' / In service
* GRT = Gross Register Tonnage / BRT (old unit of measurement)
* GT = Gross Tonnage
Gross tonnage (GT, G.T. or gt) is a nonlinear measure of a ship's overall internal volume. Gross tonnage is different from gross register tonnage. Neither gross tonnage nor gross register tonnage should be confused with measures of mass or weig ...
/ BRZ (introduced 18 July 1994)
* TEU = Twenty-foot equivalent units
Contship often re-used vessel names, see the IMO Number.
See also
*CP Ships
CP Ships was a large Canadian shipping company established in the 19th century. From the late 1880s until after World War II, the company was Canada's largest operator of Atlantic and Pacific steamships. Many immigrants travelled on CP ships fr ...
*Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd AG is a German international shipping and container transportation company, the 5th biggest in the world. It was formed in 1970 through a merger of Hamburg-American Line (HAPAG) and Norddeutscher Lloyd.
History
The company was forme ...
References
Bureau International des Containers
(Container prefix codes, now linking Contship units to Hapag-Lloyd due to the merger) * SECDatabase.com
* Contship Containerlines Ltd.
Official website
- page offline - please refer t
* Contship Containerlines Ltd.: Celebrating 30 glorious years (printed brochure), 1999 * Contship Containerlines Ltd.: Liner Services Directory (printed brochure), 2000 * CP Ships: Press release
29. Januar 2001 * CP Ships: Press release
09. September 2002 * CP Ships: Press release
04. October 2002 * CP Ships: Press release
17. December 2002 * CP Ships: Press release
28. April 2005 * Geest North Sea Line: Press release - Geest acquires Contship Overland operation, 20. September 2001 * Marine Link
30. September 2002 * Marine Link
13. December 2002 * Shippers Today
1999
SMDG Group
(Carrier codes for
EDIFACT
United Nations/Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport (UN/EDIFACT) is an international standard for electronic data interchange (EDI) developed for the United Nations and approved and published by UNECE, the UN Econ ...
messages, now having replaced Contship with Hapag-Lloyd due to the merger)
External links
Contship Italia Group
(in Italian) Container shipping companies of the United Kingdom Container shipping companies Defunct shipping companies Transport companies established in 1968 Swiss companies established in 1968