[5] On July 11, 2006, Wei Jiafu, captain of Cosco Hellas, attended China Maritime Day at the port of Shanghai.

The purpose of the celebration was to honour the ten distinguished leaders in Chinese maritime industry.

[6] The Cosco Hellas has a length of 350 m and a beam of 43 m.[1] It was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea.

[3] The Cosco Hellas is powered by a MAN-B&W 12K98MC, a 2 stroke 12 cylinder engine, capable of producing 74,760 kW.

This engine drives a single fixed prop propeller that can sustain a speed of 25 kt.