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British flag for world’s largest ship

The world’s largest containership, the 16,000teu CMA CGM , began its maiden voyage on 7 November. The Korean-built, British-flagged giant has gone into service on CMA CGM’s FAL 1 service from Ningbo in China and is due to arrive in Southampton on 10 December. The ship is the first of a series of three similar vessels; delivery of the other two is expected in 2013. [+]