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Washington Express Container Ship Welcomed To Port Canaveral On Inaugural Visit

By  //  November 13, 2017

758 feet long container ship was built in 2003

INAUGURAL CALL AT PORT CANAVERAL: Keeping with Port Canaveral’s maritime tradition, Captain Karl Fidler, and crew from the Hapag-Lloyd AG Washington Express container ship, were presented with a plaque to welcome them to Port Canaveral. (Port Canaveral image)

BREVARD COUNTY • PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – Keeping with Port Canaveral’s maritime tradition, Captain Karl Fidler and crew from the Hapag-Lloyd AG Washington Express container ship were presented with a plaque to welcome them toPort Canaveral.

Hapag-Lloyd is a multinational German-based transportation company. It is composed of a cargo container shipping line, Hapag-Lloyd AG, which in turn owns other subsidiaries such as Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.

The container transport arm of Hapag-Lloyd AG is currently the world’s fifth largest container carrier in terms of vessel capacity.

The Washington Express was built in 2003 and is 758 feet long, with a beam of 105 feet.

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The container ship Washington Express was built in 2003 and is 758 feet long, with a beam of 105 feet. (Port Canaveral image)
The container ship Washington Express was built in 2003 and is 758 feet long, with a beam of 105 feet

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