Despite the crisis followed by COVID-19, HMM launched its first of the twelve 24,000 TEU containerships HMM Algeciras, the world’s largest containership.
Specifically, the HMM Algeciras measures 399.9 metres long and 61 metres in beam, with a nominal TEU capacity of 23,964, taking the title as the world’s largest-capacity containership.
As stated above, the vessel is the first of seven it is constructing for HMM. SHI is constructing the other five. All twelve are scheduled to be delivered this year.
HMM Algeciras will be deployed on THE Alliances’s Far East Europe 4 service with a port rotation starting at Qingdao, Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, Suez Canal, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp and London, followed by Singapore via the Suez Canal.
The vessel was officially named during a private ceremony at the Daewood Shipbuilding and Engineering (DSME) shipyard in South Korea.
South Korean President, Moon Jae-in stated that “… it is very meaningful that HMM takes delivery of the most technologically advanced container in this difficult time. I wold like to celebrate it and hope that HMM continues to secure a competitive advantage as a Korean national flagship carrier.“
