BBC Chartering staged the naming ceremony for its multipurpose vessel BBC Bremen during a port call in Bremen, where the operator’s local team said it has long regarded the ship as closely tied to the office.
After arriving in Bremen, BBC Bremen was set to load before proceeding to Hamburg, then crossing to the United States with Galveston and Houston listed as destinations. Prior to the Bremen call, the vessel had completed several voyages, including recent calls at Esbjerg in Denmark and La Trait in France.
The multipurpose triple-decker is part of the LakerMax series and has been in service for BBC Chartering since delivery last September. Like its sister vessels, BBC Bremen is fitted with two Liebherr LS250 shipboard cranes and features an optimised deck layout with 2,830 square metres of unobstructed weather-deck space. The LakerMax design also provides 26,000 cubic metres and 5,500 square metres of covered floor space.
During the ceremony, Anitta Schumann, chartering manager at the Bremen office, said the team had consistently viewed the vessel as its own. She also described serving as the ship’s godmother as a rare personal milestone.
Knut Voigt, head of the Bremen office, pointed to the company’s history in the city. He said BBC Chartering was founded in Bremen in October 1997, moved its head office to Leer two years later, and established a new Bremen office in 2002. He added that the Bremen office welcomed the opportunity to celebrate the vessel in the port.
The ship is the eighth in a series of 15 LakerMax newbuilds. Owner Briese Schiffahrt has taken delivery of 11 units so far, and has ordered six more with options for a further six, scheduled for delivery in 2028 and 2029.
