“SOUTH” PASSING BREIHOLZ / KIEL CANAL, 29 APRIL 2026, ON HER WAY FROM HAMBURG TO AARHUS

“SOUTH” / reg. Valletta, passing Breiholz / Kiel Canal in Germany, 29 April 2026, on her way from Hamburg DE to Aarhus DK.

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VESSEL DETAILS:

TYPE: Container

IMO NO: 9491472

17 368 gt / 7822 nt / 21 231 mdwt

Delivered from Sainty Shipbuilding (Yangzhou) Corp. Ltd., Nanjing / China (Yard no 07STIG139), in April 2011.

Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)

    • 11/12/2008 – Keel laid
    • 10/02/2010 – Launched
    • 14/04/2011 – Completed and delivered
  • “AMERDIJK” from delivery in 04/2011 until 06/2019
    • From 04/2011 – Owned by Amerdijk Navigation Ltd., Liberia. 
    • From 04/2011 – Liberia flag. (reg. Monrovia)
  • “ESPOIR” from 06/2019 until 12/2025
    • From 06/2019 – Owned by MS. “Espoir” Bewaarder BV., Harlingen / Netherlands – Care of JR Ship Management BV., Harlingen / Netherlands 
    • From 06/2019 – Dutch flag. (reg. Harlingen)
  • “NORTH” from 12/2025 –
    • From 12/2025 – Owned by CMA CGM SA The French Line, Marseille / France.
    • From 12/2025 – Malta flag. (reg. Valletta)

 

@ photo – www.maritime-pics.com

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Link below to article published when renamed from “ESPOIR” to “SOUTH”:

VESSEL RENAMING – “ESPOIR” WAS RENAMED “SOUTH”, EARLY DECEMBER 2025