- The largest container ship in the world arrived in the port of Hamburg on June 7, 0730 local time.
- Hundreds of spectators watched the mega-ship being towed into the harbor basin along the Elbe.
- The arrival of the vessel was accompanied by a ship spraying a huge water fountain as part of the traditional welcome ceremony.
- The container giant finally moored at the Burchardkai terminal in Waltershof. The gigantic ship has a length of 400m, is 61m wide with a draft of 14.3m.
- But it is not the external dimensions of the ship that are unique in the world, it is the loading capacity of 24,000 TEU.
A recently published article in FleetMon written by Tanja Lohrmann elaborates on the arrival of the largest container ship in the world in the port of Hamburg.
Loads of consumer goods
HMM ALGECIRAS loaded tons of consumer goods, food and beverages, textiles, electrical items, machines and plant components, medical devices, basic chemical products, and raw materials of all kinds. The pride of the South Korean shipping company HMM was launched end of April and is currently on his maiden voyage. Around 8,500 containers are scheduled to be loaded and unloaded in Hamburg before the freighter leaves for the North Sea around 0200 p.m. on Wednesday.
More ships to be in service
In addition to the new flagship of the Korean shipping company HMM, several almost identical container ships will be put into service in the coming months. There will be a total of twelve, all of which commute between Southeast Asia and Northern Europe. All of them will be named after European port cities.
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Source: Fleetmon
