SOUTHAMPTON is set to welcome its port's "biggest vessel ever" tomorrow morning.
In the early hours of Friday June 26, DP World Southampton will welcome The HMM Oslo into the port, a ship that is longer than The Shard in London is tall.
The vessel comes in at a massive 399.9 metres long, and 61.5 metres wide, with a total capasity of 23,820 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units).
After departing from South Korea, she has called at ports in China, Singapore and Rotterdam in the Netherlands, before making her way to the city.
DP World Southampton will welcome the captain of the HMM Oslo with a maiden call plaque at a small, socially distanced presentation on quayside.
Ernst Schulze, UK Chief Executive Officer, DP World, said: “With two deep water ports, DP World in the UK can accommodate the world’s biggest ships both at DP World Southampton and at DP World London Gateway. This call at Southampton by HMM Oslo, following closely after the call of the HMM Algeciras at London Gateway earlier this month, is testament to DP World’s role as global trade enabler. We thank HMM for choosing DP World in the UK to berth this class of vessel.
"The HMM Oslo joins around 200 other container ships that have called at DP World Southampton during the lockdown since March, keeping essential food, fuel and medicines flowing to sustain the country.
“Our ongoing investment and innovation mean that we are well-placed to support an economic recovery which is not just strong but also green and sustainable.”
HMM Oslo will depart from the city's global trade enabler on Saturday Jue 27, carrying British exports on her return to South Korea, via France, Germany, The Netherlands and Singapore
Peter Livey, Managing Director - of Great Britain - for HMM, said: "The deployment of these Megamax-24 vessels is a major milestone for HMM, and we are delighted that the first of these to call at Southampton, the HMM Oslo, has arrived this week.
“HMM vessels have used DP World Southampton for a number of years, and we are pleased that the biggest container ships in the world are now calling at DP World facilities in both Southampton, and at DP World London Gateway.
“Ships of this size give us the capacity and flexibility to get our customers’ goods to the right place at the right time."
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