Tokio Express
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Tokio Express was a German-registered container ship built by Blohm + Voss in Hamburg in 1973 for Hapag-Lloyd.[1] She formed part of the early generation of large-capacity container vessels developed during the expansion of global trade in the 1970s. Originally one of the Hamburg Express-class ships, Tokio Express served under various names and owners before being decommissioned in 2000.[2]
Design and construction
Tokio Express was the third in a series of four Trio-class container ships commissioned by Hapag-Lloyd. Designed for global trade, the vessels had a capacity of around 3,000 TEU, which was significant for the time. Built with twin-screw propulsion originally, all ships in the class underwent conversion in the 1980s to single-screw propulsion, retaining one turbine for improved fuel efficiency.[3]
Operational history
The vessel entered service in April 1973 under Hapag-Lloyd and remained with the company for over a decade. In 1984, she was renamed Scandutch Edo following a change in charter arrangements. The name Tokio Express was restored in 1986 and retained through multiple ownership changes in the 1990s, including Pol Gulf International and Westwind International. The ship was finally scrapped in Jiangyin, China, in January 2000.[4][5][6]
1997 incident
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Among these was a container carrying nearly 4.8 million Lego pieces, many from the "Lego Pirates" and "Lego Aquazone" ranges. In subsequent years, pieces from this container have been found washing up along the south-west coast of England, particularly in Cornwall, becoming a widely reported symbol of long-term marine plastic pollution.[9][10]
Legacy
Although scrapped in 2000, the Tokio Express name has since been re-used by Hapag-Lloyd for a newer vessel launched the same year.[11]
See also
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References
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External links
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