The world’s largest ship – Maersk Line’s first Triple-E ship named Mærsk McKinney-Møller – has commenced its maiden voyage today in Busan, South Korea. A couple of months later, on 23-29 September, the second vessel in the Triple-E series which is to count a total of 20 ships, will be coming to Copenhagen.
“ We are very excited to open our doors and show the Triple-E vessel,it is a great opportunity for us to interact with our stakeholders and share our passion about facilitating trade, ” says Maersk Line CEO, Søren Skou.
What is the Triple-E?
The Triple-E is a unique class of container shipping vessels currently being built at the DSME shipyard in Okpo, South Korea, and will be delivered to Maersk Line over the next two years.
The “E” in the class name refers to the most important design characteristics of these ships: Economy of scale, Energy efficiency and Environmentally improved performance.
The 20 Triple-E vessels will operate in a loop on the world’s busiest trade lane, carrying cargo between eight ports in Asia and six in Europe. They will be gradually phased in to this route over the next two years, replacing smaller and less efficient vessels.
[mappress] Source: worldslargestship, July 17, 2013