Maersk Triple-E sets world record

Maersk Line set a world record recently when one of its Triple-E class vessels set sail from Algeciras, Spain laden with 17,603 teu, the most ever carried on a single vessel.

The Mary Maersk, the third vessel of its kind, was bound for Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia, and has a nominal capacity of 18,270 teu, though so far that yet to be fully utilised.

One prerequisite has been preparing terminals for the added size, said Carlos Arias, head of the South Europe Liner Operations Cluster.