King Abdullah Port welcomes 23,000 teu vessel

King Abdullah Port has welcomed one of the world’s largest container ships, the 23,656 teu MSC Mina, on its first visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The ship measures 400 m long, has a breadth of 61 m, a draft of 16.5 m and is able to accommodate 24 rows of containers with a height of 13 containers per row.

MSC Mina, which is classified among MSC’s Megamax-24 category, helps reduce fuel consumption on the container level therefore helping to reduce overall transport costs and carbon dioxide emissions.