Maersk mammoth docks in Kochi

The container vessel Maersk Sembawang became the largest vessel to call on South India when it anchored at Kochi port on July 21 to deliver consignments at Vallarpadam. The vessel, with a length of 318.79 metres and a capacity of 6,478 TEUs, is the largest Maersk Line and a Singapore-flagged vessel. The previous largest container ship to call on South Indian ports was also a Maersk Line vessel — Maersk Kalamata — in Chennai, with a length of 303.83 metres and a capacity of 6,416 TEUs. This is a special call by Maersk Line to cater to its customers for the raw cashew season in South India on the Asia-Europe eastbound routing. Maersk Line is the global containerised division of the AP Moller Maersk Group with employees in 325 officers across 125 countries and a fleet of over 500 vessels along with 1.9 million containers. Maersk Line in India and Sri Lanka is the leading container shipping line in the region covering all major locations and cargo hubs.