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World’s biggest ship yet debuts in Felixstowe

[ January 7, 2015   //   Chris ]

The world’s largest container ship, the 19,100 teu CSCL Globe, made its maiden call at the Port of Felixstowe on 7 January. She was on China Shipping Container Line’s AEX1 (Asia Europe Express) service. Felixstowe is its first port of call in Europe.

Managing director of China Shipping (UK) Agency, Zhang Zhendong, said it was the first of five similar-sized vessels that will be introduced to the AEX1 service this year. Felixstowe “continues to be the best location from which to serve the crucially important UK market,” he added.

The CSCL Globe was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. At 400 metres long, she is the length of four football pitches and weighs as much as 14,500 London buses.

       

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