The largest container ship in the world crosses the Suez Canal giant container HMM ALGECIRAS
The head of the Suez Canal Authority witnessed the crossing of the giant container ship HMM ALGECIRAS, which is the largest container ship in the world, the Suez Canal, in its first cruises.
The trip took place within the Southern Caravan in the channel's new waterway, during its next trip from Yantian port in China and heading to Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
He instructed the head of the channel to take all necessary measures to cross the ship safely and safely, by appointing a group of senior guides to the authority, and providing the necessary navigational assistance from the accompanying locomotives, in addition to the immediate follow-up from the main movement office.
According to the protocol followed by the Suez Canal Authority in dealing with giant ships crossing the channel for the first time, Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, head of the authority, delegated Captain Hisham Fawzi as “Senior Excellent Guide” and Captain Medhat Al-Najjar “Senior First Guide” to board the ship, welcome its crew, and deliver a gift A memorial to the captain, Captain John Keon.
The new Suez Canal succeeded in strengthening the leading position of the channel as the most important link and the main artery of the global trade movement passing between East and West, and raising its efficiency.
He added that the channel remains the first choice and the most suitable destination for current and future generations of giant ships, especially container ships that have gained great importance in recent times, in light of the competition of shipping lines to build the largest ships worldwide to benefit from economies of scale and reduce operating expenses
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He explained that the Canal Authority is closely following the successive developments in the maritime transport industry and is preceding them by steps through the ongoing development projects of the channel's navigational channel, which did not stop at the opening of the new Suez Canal project.
He also stressed the Suez Canal’s awareness of the unfavorable conditions that the shipping industry is going through as a result of the emergence of the new Corona virus, stressing that the Authority takes all necessary precautions and measures to deal with the current conditions and taking into account what the current crisis management requires in achieving effective communication with customers and consulting to achieve common interests .
In this regard, he indicated that the Authority has taken some proactive measures by granting a package of incentives and discounts to different types of vessels in transit.
The ship, which holds the record number of portable containers with a capacity of 23.964 TEU, follows the South Korean Navigational Line "HMM", which was launched last April to be the first contract concluded by the Korean company with Tarsanti Daewoo Shipbuilding, and Samsung Heavy Industries to build 12 container ships of the same quality and design. And size.
For his part, Captain John Keon, the captain of the largest and largest ship in the world, praised the maritime safety procedures followed by the Suez Canal Authority administration, which contributed to crossing the ship safely and easily, despite the unprecedented dimensions of the ship.
The giant vessel is 400 meters long, 61 meters wide and 16 meters submersible. The vessel is characterized by efficient operating systems that comply with IMO regulations, which is expected to improve the design of the structure and the engine to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, and save nearly 15 percent Of operating cost.