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Published:2021.09.13 News Sources:Qingdao Gute Ship Supplies Co., Ltd. Views: | |||
Nervous! The long Fan, the world's largest container ship, sailed through the Suez Canal on its maiden voyage
"Long Fan" is the largest vessel to pass through the Suez Canal and the largest container ship in the world, according to the Suez Canal Authority. The ship is 400 meters long, 61.5 meters wide, has a gross tonnage of 235,000 tons, a draft of 15 meters, and a container capacity of 23,992 TEU, surpassing the Algeciras class ship (23,964 TEU) delivered by HMM (formerly Hyundai Merchant Marine) last year. In addition, Osama Rabie, director of the Suez Canal Authority, witnessed the passage of the long Fan and instructed two pilots to board the ship to present flowers to the captain of the Long Fan and exchange souvenirs with each other. Rabie pointed out that the first voyage of the world's largest container ship into the Suez Canal proves that the Suez Canal is capable of welcoming and accommodating large modern cargo ships, and that the authority is confident that ships can safely and quickly travel between the east and west routes. The captain of the Long Fan also said he was happy to sail the world's largest container ship through the Suez Canal and worked closely with Suez Canal Authority pilots to ensure the ships' safe passage. According to the international Shipping network, "Long Fan" is the first of A series of 12 A-class container ships ordered by Eva Shipping in The Shipyard of South Korea. It was built by Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea and officially delivered on July 29. It was put into the Far East to Europe route of Eva Shipping. Comprehensively upgrade the capacity class and capacity scale of The European routes under the Ocean Alliance of Eva Marine. Chang Fan serves Eva Marine Europe Express line. It calls at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Taipei, Yantian, Rotterdam, Felixto, Hamburg, etc. On the return journey, it will call at Tanjung Perapas and Kaohsiung port. Yantian International is the only port of call in South China. After leaving the Yantian Port area, the ship will sail directly to Europe and is expected to arrive at the European port of Rotterdam in 23 days. On March 23, Eva Marine's 20,388TEU container ship Changchi ran aground in the Suez Canal and stuck in the waterway for six days, making it the focus of the world. Based on estimates of the value of ships passing through the Suez Canal every day, the stuck ships cost the world $400 million an hour. After being freed on March 29, the ship was held in Egypt for a long time, waiting for the owner, Zhenei, and its insurance company, to reach an agreement on liability and compensation with The Egyptian side, before finally setting sail for Europe in early July. |
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