Swiss-based container shipping company MSC, welcomes two of the world’s largest container ships on its fleet, MSC Irina and MSC Tessa.
The arrival of 24,000 TEU vessels into the container shipping sector has had an undeniable impact. The gigantic ships are the result of vast engineering plans and efforts that propel world wide trade and advance logistics. Extended capacity means that more containers can be carried at the same time, reducing transportation time and cost. However, there are some very problematic aspects of large vessels:
- Bigger loss of cargo in case something goes wrong
- Compatible ports to the size of the vessels are not easy to find
- Increased possibility of cargo fires and accidents
Both ships are among the highest capacity container ships in the world. The two vessels surpass the capacity of 24,000 TEU. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding’s MSC Irina, which is currently heading to Qingdao, is 400 meters long while the Shanghai-built MSC Tessa, heading to Ningbo is an astounding 400 meters long.
Such enormous vessels can produce a large amount of CO2 emissions. MSC Irina is equipped with a small bulbous bow, large-diameter propellers, and energy saving ducts which account as innovative energy-saving features. It also has an air lubrication system to reduce hull drag and shaft generators to generate additional power.
I am very proud that such a huge company has the largest ships in the world. Well done keep it up. And I would also like to see Ukrainian sailors working on such huge ships. Thank you for being with us!!!