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MOL Triumph at Yangshan Port in Shanghai
The MOL Triumph, World's Largest
Containership Makes a Successful
Call in Shanghai, China - MOL brings
its first 20,170 TEU containership
into service –
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OKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO:
Junichiro Ikeda) is pleased to announce that the MOL
Triumph, the world's largest containership with a
carrying capacity of 20,170 TEU, successfully arrived at
Yangshan Port in Shanghai last April 10, 2017.
MOL took delivery of MOL Triumph, the first of
six 20,000 TEU-class containerships from Samsung
Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. last March 27, 2017(*). At
400 meters in length and 58.8 meters in width, MOL
Triumph is longer than the Oriental Pearl Radio and
TV Tower of Shanghai is tall.
MOL established MOL (China) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai in 1995. Today,
MOL's vessels call at all major ports in China offering wide range of
reliable, direct and fast services to customers.
"MOL is pleased to celebrate the arrival of the world's largest
containership at Yangshan Port. Her arrival is hailed as a significant
milestone for MOL. This 20,170 TEU-capacity vessel is equipped with
various new sustainable technologies to provide more efficient fuel
consumption and improved environmental performance," said Akihiko
Ono, Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of Liner Division,
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. "MOL Triumph's calling at Shanghai is not
only a momentous occasion for MOL and our customers, but for the
entire industry as well. Increased deployment of our 20,000 TEU-class
containerships will help MOL to encourage stronger ties with our
customers and play a historic role in the expansion of global trade."
Deployed in THE Alliance's Asia to Europe trade via the FE2 service,
the MOL Triumph set off on her maiden voyage in the beginning of April
and has already made three Chinese port of calls at Xingang, Dalian and
Qingdao before arriving at Shanghai. She will continue to sail to Ningbo,
Hong Kong, Yantian, Singapore, and will then transit through the Suez
Canal and continue on to Tangier, Southampton, Hamburg, Rotterdam
and Le Havre. On the way back to Asia, she will call at Tangier and Jebel
Ali. The FE2 service provides fast, direct and dependable service to/from
China, Southeast Asia, West Mediterranean and North Europe.
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