The ultra-large container vessel departed Port Klang in Malaysia bound for Felixstowe, United Kingdom, as part of the AEC1 service carrying 18,601 TEU. The vessel will be sailing for two weeks. This unprecedented westbound shipment is also UASC’s highest utilisation to date of this very eco-efficient class, meaning the CO2 output per TEU on this journey is set to be more than 60% lower if the same containers were shipped on board a 13,500 TEU ship.
Containers on board were loaded by UASC and its partners in the Ocean Three alliance.
MV Al Muraykh was delivered in August 2015 – the same vessel was celebrated across different Asian and European ports while on its maiden voyage earlier this year.