‘Edith Maersk’ Arrives in Antwerp, Belgium

Edith Maersk, the largest container ship in the world, arrived on  Friday January 13 at Deurganck dock in Antwerp. It arrived to Antwerp as first port in Europe, coming from the Far East via the Suez Canal.

After loading containers in the Far East with the last port of Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia), the Edith Maersk sails to Antwerp, where it has arrived after a journey of 17 days.

The vessel was docked around 1900 hrs with a draught of more than 14 meters. 2215 containers was discharged, good for 3850 TEUs. On Saturday, January 14 at 1900 hrs she left the port of Antwerp to head for Bremerhaven.

Last month one of her sisters, the Evelyn Maersk was expected in Antwerp. This call was cancelled at the last minute as the Evelyn Maersk had to dodge a storm at sea. Due to time constraints the ship diverted to Rotterdam. E-class ships The Edith Maersk, together with her 7 sisters (Ebba, Eleonora, Elly, Emma, Estelle, Eugene and Evelyn), is the largest container ship in the world. Edith Maersk sails under the Danish flag, is 397 meters long and 56 meters wide. She has a capacity of 15,500 TEUs, including 1000 reeferplugs.

Services in Antwerp

Last year, Maersk Line, already accounted for more than 300,000 TEU in the port of Antwerp (excluding containers moved by barge / train). And this volume will only increase significantly in the future.

Triple-E

Soon the Edith Maersk will no longer be the largest container ship in the world.

Currently there are 20 Triple-E ships ordered, the first 10 ships to be delivered in 2013. The Triple-E class is 400 m long, 59 meters wide and has a capacity of 18,000 TEU, making it unique in her kind and which is 16% more than the Emma Maersk class.

The three E’s stand for Economy of scale, Energy efficient and Environment. This type of ship will significantly reduce fuel consumption dropping by 35% and CO 2 emissions by 50%.

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World Maritime News Staff, February 3, 2012;