On Friday, 11 December, the Marie Maersk left from APMT 2 in Rotterdam Amaliahaven with a document draft of 17.4 metres. For this factor, the Port Authority directed the container vessel to the Eurogeul, a grown navigating network in the North Sea with an ensured deepness of 25 metres.

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Sailing via the 57-kilometre-long Eurogeul is mandatory for vessels with a minimal draft of 17.4 metres. The VTS drivers of the Port Authority call this sort of vessel geulers (network vessels). It was the very first time a container ship left from the port of Rotterdam as a network vessel. Normally, the network needs to be utilized by oil vessels as well as ore service providers of this draft.

The Marie Maersk gets on its means to Tanjung Pelepas, the biggest container port ofMalaysia How several containers she is bring is unidentified.

Reference: portofrotterdam.com