Maersk’s Mumbai records ‘highest load’
The Hindu
Raises bar by transporting 19,038 TEU
Maersk Line said one of its container vessels named after Mumbai set a ‘world record’ by achieving a load of 19,038 TEU, the highest-ever load so far, surpassing the 19,000-mark for the very first time — not only for a Maersk vessel, but also any vessel in the world.
Named after Mumbai
Mumbai Maersk, the second generation Triple-E vessel, left the dock of Tanjung Pelepas Port, Malaysia, over the past weekend and will now sail to Europe. The first stop is expected at Rotterdam on September 5.
The vessel, with a nominal capacity of 20,568 TEU, is the newest to enter the Triple-E fleet, in May 2018, and is deployed on the Asia-to-Europe service (AE5).
“The world record load of 19,038 TEU has raised a new bar for Maersk by surpassing Madison Maersk, a first generation Triple-E class vessel, which reached 18,215 TEU in 2015,” Maersk Line said in a statement.
“At the same time, Mumbai Maersk overtakes all other reported record loadings from other carriers,” the company added in the statement. “The record-breaking load also marks a sign of progress on one of Maersk’s Core Priorities for this year: to make APM Terminals perform again,” Maersk Line said. “Tanjung Pelepas is one of the hub terminals where productivity is currently high, also benefiting Maersk Line in line with the integrator strategy,” it added.