New Delhi: Adani Ports and SEZ-operated Mundra Port in Gujarat has witnessed the arrival and berthing of a vast container ship the sizer of 4 football fields for the first time ever. Traditionally, such ships are berthed at Mumbai’s Nhava Sheva port, which is India’s largest container port. To be sure, Singapore is the largest port in Asia.
All about the vast ship at Mundra Port
Mundra Port witnessed the arrival of the MSC Anna, an ultra-large container vessel with a capacity of 14,501 20 foot equivalent units (TEU). Operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company, the ship is the length of 4 football fields of 399.98 metres (m). The MSC Anna can carry a load of 19,200 TEUs and has a draft of 16.3 m, which makes it a deep-draft ship.
#WATCH | Gujarat: Mundra Port, the flagship of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest port and logistics company, has created yet another record by welcoming the largest container ship ever to call at an Indian port. The vessel, MSC Anna, docked on 26… pic.twitter.com/5mua74iSlE
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It is notable that UCLVs cannot just berth at any port, and Mundra Port is among the select ports that could have accommodated such a large ship. The MSC Anna bears the flag of Liberia. It started from Singapore for its onward journey, before getting moored at Mundra Port, according to vesseltracker.com.
MV MSC Hamburg at Mundra Port
This is not the first time that Adani Ports operated Mundra Port has berthed a large vessel. Last year, the MV MSC Hamburg arrived at the port with a capacity of 16,652 TEU. Commenting on the development, Adani Ports and SEZ CEO Karan Adani said, “Our Crown jewel Mundra Port welcomed MSC Anna, the largest container ship ever to dock at an Indian port.” The ship’s docking in Mundra Port “highlights Mundra’s unmatched capabilities and a testimony to our nation-building efforts,” said Karan Adani, the son of Adani Group founder-chairman, billionaire Gautam Adani.
Adani Ports: Karan Adani led Adani Ports operated Mundra Port witnessed the mooring of an ultra large container vessel, the MSC Anna, making a new record in terms of the port’s capacity to handle container ships. MSC Anna is the largest ULCV to have arrived at an Indian port. Biz News Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today
