Ship Photos of the Day – Record-Breaking 18,601 TEU Arrives in UK
One of the world’s largest containerships arrived within the UK on New Year’s Day carrying a world file load from the Far East.
The UASC-owned MV Al Muraykh was loaded with 18,601 TEU (twenty-foot equal models) when it known as at DP World’s London Gateway Terminal on January 1 after departing from Port Klang, Malaysia about two weeks earlier. The 18,601 TEU units the file most ever containers loaded onto a ship.
The vessel was on account of unload 3,800 containers.
The 400-meter MV Al Muraykh was delivered to UASC in August 2015 at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries as a part of a newbuild program comprised of 11 15,000 TEU vessels and 6 18,800 TEU LNG-ready vessels.
Below are some photographs despatched into gCaptain by photographer Andrew McAlpine. Also try ShippingTV’s interview with the Captain and Chief Officer on the backside:
Photo credit score: Andrew McAlpine
Below is a ShippingTV interview with the Captain Andrzej Spisak, Master of Al Muraykh:
