Container ships

Hamburg Express

In service · Source reviewed 2026-09-09

Hamburg Express is a container ship with a reported length of 399.9 metres and gross tonnage of 229,376. The source lists Hapag-Lloyd (Germany) as operator. Sources ↓

Hamburg Express

Hamburg Express

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LENGTH OVERALL399.9 m
GROSS TONNAGE229,376 GT
LENGTH RANK IN DIRECTORY#54

Vessel particulars

Reported values from the references below. Cruise-ship beam uses the waterline measurement where supplied. Year may refer to delivery or first service.

Length overall399.9 m ↗
Gross tonnage229,376 GT ↗
Beam61 m ↗
Year in source2024 ↗
Container capacity23,664 TEU ↗
OperatorHapag-Lloyd (Germany) ↗
IMO9943865 ↗
MMSI211123000 ↗

Identity and reported active service checked against the linked VesselFinder profile. Dimensional figures retain the main specification source.

Its place in the fleet

This vessel ranks 54 by reported length and 72 by gross tonnage in this directory. Equal measurements share a rank.

Length comparison

Hamburg Express · 399.9 m
Seawise Giant · 458.45 m

Linear bars compare reported lengths only. They are not hull drawings. Reference measurement.

Where is it now?

This vessel is on the AIS watchlist. The map shows its most recently received report when one is available. Open the vessel map →

A life in milestones

Dated events from the sources below. A missing milestone means it has not been documented here; present status is reported separately above.

  1. Build / delivery year in the source

    The fleet reference records this year. A precise launch or handover date is not inferred from a year-only entry.

    List of largest container ships ↗

Sources & measurement notes

Length measures the vessel from end to end. Gross tonnage measures enclosed volume, not weight. Historical GRT is excluded from the GT ranking. Published figures can differ by configuration and measurement precision.

  1. List of largest container ships ↗

    Name, reported dimensions, gross tonnage, delivery year and operator from the completed-ships table.

  2. "HAMBURG EXPRESS" ↗

The main specification source is identified above. Additional references may report different configurations or precision. How this directory is compiled.

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