Contship Containerlines was a global container carrier operating from 1969 to 2005 in the India/Pakistan, Levant, Australia/New Zealand, South America and Asia trade, mainly to and from Europe. The company was founded just as containerization was beginning and continuously grew up with the growth of this market. 004-CSACTION 800

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 to

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

in October 1969. During 1970 an agency arm was set up in Milan and terminal operations were started at

La Spezia La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) 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 ...

. 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 to Genoa 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). 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 The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...

. The company moved its headquarters from Switzerland to Felixstowe and then Ipswich, 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 Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

Eagle Container Line linking North Europe 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 and Pakistan. In 1987 the Contship Containerlines brand was established. It gradually took over management control of Contship's container shipping services, agency and intermodal activities. At the end of the second decade, Ocean Star was expanded to include an Australian and Far East leg and North European 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 Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...

Terminal 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. Further tonnage 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 operations starting in

Savona Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea. Savona used to be one of the chie ...

and Gioia Tauro in 1995 and with restructuring of the Eurasia/Medasia services and the establishing of a Med-US Gulf and Mexico service they made further service improvements. In 1996 the Levant service was modified and the Mediterranean- US and Mexico service was upgraded. The company also took over the Pro Line, thereby bringing Contship Containerlines into the trade between North Europe and South America. In 1997 Contship was acquired by CP Ships, 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 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 Slot, the slot or Slots may refer to: People * Arne Slot (born 1978), Dutch footballer * Gerrie Slot (born 1954), Dutch cyclist * Hanke Bruins Slot (born 1977), Dutch politician * Tonny Bruins Slot (born 1947), Dutch association football coach wh ...

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 to the new joint headquarters of CP Ships in Gatwick. 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 brand following CP's one brand strategy promoted by the "One brand - One team" project, being the last CP Ships brand to be retired. In late 2005 CP Ships was bought up by TUI AG and merged in mid 2006 in the Hapag-Lloyd organization.

Contship Overland

Contship Overland was a division of Contship Containerlines operating in Europe's intermodal industry. The company had offices in Felixstowe, Glasgow and Milan, and worked with partners in Spain and Greece, providing rail freight to key markets and road freight options where required by customers. Its main business consisted of intermodal container and swapbody traffic between the UK and Italy, mostly by rail via the

Channel Tunnel The Channel Tunnel (french: Tunnel sous la Manche), also known as the Chunnel, is a railway tunnel that connects Folkestone (Kent, England, UK) with Coquelles ( Hauts-de-France, France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. ...

. After approximately ten years in business, Contship Overland was sold to the Rotterdam-based intermodal transport operator Geest North Sea Line with effect of 1 October 2001.

Contship Italia Group

When Contship Containerlines was acquired by CP Ships in 1997, the terminal 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. Contship Optimism (ship, 1997) 001

International identifiers

SCAC Code: CCXL
Operator Code: CSA
BIC Codes (Container prefixes): CSQU, HAMU, PLVU, CLGU, TLEU, PSBU, PCRU, FANU (Fantainer)

Vessels

''(applies to pre-1997 vessels only)'' {, class="wikitable sortable" , - bgcolor="#dfdfdf" , width="80" , Built , width="160" , Name , width="100" , Tonnage , width="100" , Capacity , width="250" , Shipyard , width="100" , IMO Number , width="100" , Call sign , width="100" , Flag , width="350" , Status/Comments , ----- , ? , ''Contship Classica'' , align=Center , ? , align=Center , ? , ? , align=Center , 9143246 , align=Center , ? , align=Center , ? , , ----- , 1981 , ''Contship Champion'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven, Germany , align=Center , 8104474 , align=Center , ? , align=Center , ? , Sailed for Contship from 1987 to 1988. , ----- , 1982 , ''Contship Success'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Tamano Works , align=Center , 8103406 , align=Center , ZCBF3 , align=Center , Bermuda , ''Canmar Success'' 1997–1999, ''Contship Success'' 1999–2000, ''Cast Power'' 2000–2003, ''CP Power'' 2005–2006, ''Power'' 2006- , ----- , 1982 , ''Contship Lugano'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co., Hamburg, Germany , align=Center , 8121032 , align=Center , ? , align=Center , ? , Sailed for Contship from 1985 to 1988. , ----- , 1983 , ''Contship Endeavour'' , align=Center , , align=Center , ,

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) is an integrated manufacturer of industrial machinery, automatic weaponry, ships, bridges and steel structure, equipment for environmental protection, including recycling, power transmission equipment, plastic molding machines, laser proces ...

, Yokosuka , align=Center , 8204626 , align=Center , ZCBE7 , align=Center , Bermuda , later names: ''Cast Performance'', ''Canmar Endurance'', ''CP Endurance'', ''Endurance'', Still in service , ----- , 1983 , ''Contship Spain'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany , align=Center , 8209755 , align=Center , ? , align=Center , ? , , ----- , 1984 , ''Contship Germany'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Flender Werft AG, Lübeck, Germany , align=Center , 8324608 , align=Center , V2WU , align=Center , Antigua & Barbuda , Sailed for Contship from 1991 to 1992. , ----- , 1985 , ''Contship Australia'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany , align=Center , 8513778 , align=Center , V2OB6 , align=Center , Antigua & Barbuda , Sailed for Contship from 1990 to 1992. , ----- , 1985 , ''Contship America'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea , align=Center , 8509387 , align=Center , V7BZ3 , align=Center , Marshall Islands , , ----- , 1985 , ''Contship America'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany , align=Center , 8513766 , align=Center , V2AJ5 , align=Center , Antigua & Barbuda , Sailed for Contship from Aug. 1993 to Nov. 1993. , ----- , 1985 , ''Contship America'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea , align=Center , 8408856 , align=Center , 3EIP3 , align=Center , Panama , Sailed for Contship in 1995 and 1996 for a short time. , ----- , 1985 , ''Contship Brave'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany , align=Center , 8415641 , align=Center , VSUV4 , align=Center , United Kingdom , Sailed for Contship from 1988 to 1994 , ----- , 1985 , ''Contship Canada'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven, Germany , align=Center , 8417558 , align=Center , V2CA1 , align=Center , Antigua & Barbuda , , ----- , 1985 , ''Contship England'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany , align=Center , 8415615 , align=Center , DPEW , align=Center , Germany , , ----- , 1985 , ''Contship Europe'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany , align=Center , 8415639 , align=Center , ? , align=Center , Germany , Former Eagle Container Lines ''Bold Eagle''. Sailed for Contship from 1989 to 1993. , ----- , 1985 , ''Contship Italy'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Flender Werft AG, Lübeck, Germany , align=Center , 8411205 , align=Center , H8TJ , align=Center , Panama , Sailed for Contship from 1989 to 1990. , ----- , 1986 , ''Contship Egypt'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , VEB Schiffswerft Neptun, Rostock, Germany , align=Center , 8520379 , align=Center , P3GF8 , align=Center , Cyprus , Sailed for Contship from 1991 to 1993. , ----- , 1986 , ''Contship Success'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany , align=Center , 8513780 , align=Center , ? , align=Center , ? , Sailed for Contship from Dec. 1992 to 1994 , ----- , 1987 , ''Contship Asia'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany , align=Center , 8614194 , align=Center , DPGD , align=Center , Germany , Sailed for Contship from 1988 to 1991 , ----- , 1988 , ''Contship Asia'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , VEB Schiffswerft Neptun, Rostock, Germany , align=Center , 8609589 , align=Center , P3CA8 , align=Center , Cyprus , , ----- , 1988 , ''Contship Houston'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Chantiers du Nord et Mediterrane, France , align=Center , 8420907 , align=Center , ELUA5 , 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. , ----- , 1989 , ''Contship America'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Chantiers du Nord et Mediterrane, France , align=Center , 8509387 , align=Center , H3QJ , align=Center , Panama , , ----- , 1989 , ''Contship Nouméa'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany , align=Center , 8902125 , align=Center , ELTY3 , align=Center , Liberia , , ----- , 1990 , ''Contship Argentina'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany , align=Center , ? , align=Center , ? , align=Center , ? , Contship Proline Service / Sailed for Contship from 1996 to 1997 / Explosion and fire in a hold on 9 November 1998. Scrapped at Tampico, arrived on 4 May 1999. , ----- , 1990 , ''Contship Ipswich'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany , align=Center , 8908167 , align=Center , A8JV6 , align=Center , Liberia , , ----- , 1990 , ''Contship Jork'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany , align=Center , 8908181 , align=Center , DEJA , align=Center , Germany , Contship Ocean Star Service , ----- , 1990 , ''Contship La Spezia'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany , align=Center , 8908179 , align=Center , ? , align=Center , Germany , , ----- , 1991 , ''Contship Australia'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft, Germany , align=Center , 9008524 , align=Center , ELVJ9 , align=Center , Liberia , , ----- , 1991 , ''Contship Barcelona'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany , align=Center , 9008536 , align=Center , DQEX , align=Center , Germany , Contship Ocean Star Service , ----- , 1992 , ''Contship Germany'' , align=Center , , align=Center , , Bremer Vulkan AG - Schiffbau, Germany , align=Center , 9051222 , align=Center , DLCX , align=Center , Germany , Contship Eagle/Ocean Star Service - painted fully in pink! , ----- , 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, 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, Germany , align=Center , 9056284 , align=Center , A8KJ4 , align=Center , Liberia , , ----- , 1994 , ''Contship Champion'' , align="Center" , , align="Center" , , Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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, 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 , 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, 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 City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

, Taiwan , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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.,

, Taiwan , 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.,

, Taiwan , 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.,

, Taiwan , 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.,

, Taiwan , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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.,

, Taiwan , 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 , 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 , 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 weigh ...

/ BRZ (introduced 18 July 1994) * TEU = Twenty-foot equivalent units Contship often re-used vessel names, see the IMO Number. MS Contship Auckland (4152865083)

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 messages, now having replaced Contship with Hapag-Lloyd due to the merger)

External links

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