E.R. Schiffahrt has christened its first two 13,100 standard container mega carriers[ds_preview] in Ulsan, South Korea. The »E.R. Benedetta« and the »E.R. Cristina«, with dimensions of 366 m length, 48.2 m width and 15.5 m draught, are the 100th and 101st ships put into operation by E.R. Schiffahrt. They will be commissioned on 29 November and 20 December 2011 and will fly the German flag. The huge containerships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries. The yard is working on six further 13,100 TEU sister ships for E.R. Schiffahrt, which are expected to be delivered by May 2012. Both freighters are on long-term charters to the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
