Port of Yokohama’s Honmoku D4 Terminal welcomes first 14,000 teu vessel

The Honmoku D4 Terminal at Yokohama Port has begun handling 14,000 teu ships with the arrival of the APL ESPLANADE.

The APL ESPLANADE is deployed on CMA CGM’s Asia Central South America 1 (ACSA1) service route, which calls weekly at the Honmoku D4 Terminal, and offers 35% more capacity than the smaller vessels deployed previously.

Hideki Uchida, president of CMA CGM Japan, said: “Our larger vessels will now cater to more inbound cargoes to Yokohama, particularly fresh fruits from Central and Southern America.