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11.06.2000

One of the German shipbuilding companies handed over to the customer - the American company "Dole" two of the world's largest container ships for the transport of bananas from Costa Rica.

Each of the 205-metre-long ships carries thirty thousand tons of bananas loaded into a thousand containers (twice as many as the largest banana carriers in existence). The ship's speed is 21 knots (about 40 kilometers per hour). On the way, bananas are cooled, and the total capacity of refrigerators is about 15 megawatts.

The banana car is supplied with electricity from five diesel generators.

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