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November 15, 2012
YICT Welcomes the Inaugural Call of World's Largest Containership
YICT Welcomes the Inaugural Call of World's Largest Containership
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On 15 November 2012, Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) celebrated the maiden call of the CMA CGM Marco Polo, the world’s largest containership with a carrying capacity of 16,000 TEU. Attending the ceremony were some 100 guests, including Zhang Wen, Deputy Mayor of Shenzhen; officials from the Transport Commission of Shenzhen Municipality, Yantian District Government, and the port authorities; Patrick Lam, Managing Director of YICT; and Aubrey Chang, General Manager of CMA CGM South China.
The CMA CGM Marco Polo belongs to the Ultra Post-Panamax vessel fleet of the French shipping company. It is also the first of three 16,000-TEU sister vessels of CMA CGM, with the delivery of the next two vessels expected in 2013. The 396-metre-long, 54-metre-wide vessel can accommodate containers stacked nine- layer high on deck and 11-layer in its hold and has a span of 21 rows across. During this inaugural call, YICT deployed seven Super Post-Panamax quay cranes to service the vessel, handling a total of 1,397 containers.
Deployed to serve the Asia-Europe trade route, the CMA CGM Marco Polo follows a port rotation of Ningbo, Shanghai, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Chiwan, Yantian, Port Kelang, Southampton, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge and Le Havre. Yantian is its last port of call in China.
With its 17.4-metre approaching channel and 16 deepwater container berths, YICT is capable of accommodating the world’s largest container vessels. Its advanced terminal facilities and excellent handling capacity has made it a preferred port of call for mega-vessels. In 2011, the global containership fleet had a total of 108 mega-vessels each with a carrying capacity in excess of 10,000 TEU. Every single one of these vessels has called at YICT. As of October this year, a total of 104 shipping services called at YICT, establishing an extensive service network with access to major ports worldwide. This has also enabled YICT to become the preferred gateway for shipping cargo generated from South China to the global markets.