Osama Rabie, the Egyptian chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, revealed today that the massive container ship “EVER AIM” had completed its first transit through the canal on its way from Malaysia to the Netherlands as reported by MiddleEast.in
Navigation movement
With a total tonnage of 241 thousand tonnes and a capacity of 21,656 TEUs, the big ship “EVER AIM” topped the navigation movement from the south direction. The ship is the third in a series of 12 class A ships being built for the worldwide shipping line “EVERGREEN.” Its proportions and technical features are identical to those of the world’s largest container ship, the “EVER ACE.”
The ship is 400 metres in length, 61.5 metres in width, and 16.40 metres in the draught, with a capacity of 23,992 containers.
The Suez Canal saw the maiden transit of the passenger ship “COSTA FIRENZE” on its first journey through the Suez Canal today, Sunday, as part of the northern convoy from Cyprus to Oman.
The ship is 323 metres in length, 36 metres in breadth, and 8.5 metres in the draught. The ship flies the Italian flag and transports 1602 passengers.
Necessary measures
The head of the authority directed that all necessary measures and measures be taken to ensure safe passage through the appointment of a group of senior authority guides, and the provision of navigational aids from accompanying locomotives, in addition to instant follow-up from the main traffic office and guidance stations along the canal.
For his part, Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie affirmed the Suez Canal’s readiness to receive the latest ships of the world fleet, and its constant readiness to provide transit services for the current and future generations of giant ships with large submersibles, especially large container ships, as the canal can receive 100% of the fleet of container ships globally.
It is worth noting that the navigation movement in the canal witnessed today the crossing of 64 ships from both directions, with a total net tonnage of 4.1 million tons.
The canal has a net tonnage of 2 million tons.
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Source: MiddleEast.in
