Nordseewerke GmbH concluded a contract on the building and delivery of a Container Vesssel with a loading capacity of 2,700 TEU (twenty foot equivalent units). The contract is placed by the Gesellschaft für Konzeption und Betreuung privater Investitionen mbH, Meerbusch (GEBAB). For this company already 27 Container Vessels and 2 Gastankers have been built by Nordseewerke. The ship will sail under the flag of MARTIME GmbH a shipping company situatet at Elsfleth / Germany.

This contract contributes significantly to secure the yards medium-term production volume.

The Vessel will be built as Yard Building No. 550 und rules and regulations of Germanischen Lloyd.The Main Data are:

Length over all: 215.45 m
Length between perpendiculars: 205.28 m
Breadth moulded: 29.80 m
Depth: 16.50 m
Scantling draft: 11.55 m
Design draft: 10.10 m
Deadweight (T=11.55 m: 37,900 t
Container capacity: 2,702 TEU
Propulsion (100% MCR): 21,770 kW at 108 Rpm

Commissioning is planned for June, 2007.

Contact:

Nordseewerke GmbH
Public relation, TPR
Reinhold Brenner
Tel.: +49 (4921) 85 26 98
Fax: +49 (4921) 31 16 4
E-Mail: Reinhold.Brenner@thyssenkrupp.com