MSC receives largest container ship in the world
Mar, 10, 2023 Posted by Gabriel MalheirosWeek 202312
Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) built and delivered the largest container ship in the world to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
MSC Tessa has a container capacity of 24,116 TEUs and is the first of four same-size container ships purchased by the largest container line in the world.
According to Hudong-Zhonghua, a unit of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), the vessel is currently the world’s largest boxship in terms of TEU capacity.
The mega container vessel measures 399.99 metres in length and 61.5 metres in width.
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group reported that the second vessel on order from the series has completed sea trials and that the other two sister vessels are also under construction. All the remaining boxships are expected to be delivered before August 2023.
The MSC Tessa, designed by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding ,a subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation, refreshed records in terms of capacity and new technology applied.
With a capacity of 24,116 TEUs,the MSC Tessa overtook its brother, the 24,004-TEU Ever Alot. pic.twitter.com/9bTMMgk6p1— Caoli 曹利 (@Cao_Li_CHN) March 10, 2023
Source: Container-news
To read the original full report, see: https://container-news.com/msc-receives-largest-container-ship-in-the-world/
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