MSC Germany will host the maiden call and christening of MSC Zoe at the Hamburg terminal. MSC will welcome business partners and their families, the vessels' shipbuilders DSME, classification society DNV-GL, local authorities and financiers. The vessel is named after the daughter of MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Mr. Pierfrancesco Vago and MSC Group CFO Mrs. Alexa Aponte Vago. MSC Zoe is the third of the company's 'Oscar class' series of 19,224 TEU vessels, the shipping company said in a press release.

The christening ceremony is an important moment in the life of the ship and her crew and is an occasion steeped in tradition. It involves the exchange of the vessels crest, breaking a bottle of champagne against the ship's hull and the ceremonial ribbon cutting on the bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Vago, together with 4-year-old Zoe, will attend the event along with close friends and family.

The vessel's key details: Built in Okpo, South Korea; operates on the SWAN service between Asia and North Europe; LOA: approx.. 395.4 m; Breadth MLD: 59.0 m; Service speed: 22.8 knots at design draft; Gross tonnage: 193,000 tons; Crew: up to 35 crew members on board.