Suez Canal Container Terminal handles world’s largest vessels
The first trial was on the \”Eleonora Maersk\” arriving from the Suez Canal’s North Bound Convoy, with a draft of 14.9 m which berthed alongside before re-joining the convoy to continue the voyage to the West.
The second trial took place on Friday, October 5 when the \”Edith Maersk\” approached the terminal from the North, completing a 180 degree manoeuvre in the turning basin. The 397 m vessel with a 14.8 m draft completed the operation with the aid of three tug boats.
This was the first time that any Egyptian Port has received a vessel this size.
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