Hamburg Sud puts more ships under the German flag

Hamburg Sud puts more ships under the German flag The German shipping group Hamburg Sud said that it intends to reflag two medium-size containerships, the “Cap Roca” and the “CGM Pasteur” (formerly the “Cap Trafalgar”), under the German flag at the beginning of 2005.
   Both vessels operate on the Europe-East Coast of South America route.
   Hamburg Sud also intends to put its six new 5,000-TEU-size containerships under the German flag. The first two of the ships have been put into service; the last in the series will be delivered in 2005.