Shipping operations

Hamburg Süd has established a variety of measures that serve to protect the environment and go beyond statutory requirements. Energy saving, slow steaming, ballast water and tests to reduce sulphur dioxide levels are just a few of the key points we go into here.

Energy

Viewed from an energy standpoint, the components of the shipboard mains system ...

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Slow steaming

Less fuel, less CO2 ... if you travel slowly enough

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Sulphur

In 2010, the "Cap San Lorenzo", a Hamburg Süd ship, made a very practical ...

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Routing

Stormy seas and wind can slow down a ship’s progress considerably and drive up ...

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Ballast water

Empty runs or fractional loads are uneconomical, but also have concrete ...

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Disposal

A merchant ship is living space for more than 20 people for several weeks on ...

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