The »MOL Triumph«, the first in a fleet of six 20,000-TEU-class vessels for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), is currently on the way to Europe. With a capacity of 20,170 TEU it is currently the world’s largest containership in service.
At 400 m in length, 58.8 m in width an[ds_preview]d with a capacity of 20,170 TEU, the vessel will be deployed in THE Alliance‘s Asia to Europe trade via the FE2 service.
The »MOL Triumph« set off on her maiden voyage from Xingang on April 3, 2017 and will sail to Europe via Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Yantian and Singapore. She will then transit through the Suez Canal (2 May) and continue on to Tangier (8 May), Southampton (11 May), Hamburg (15 May), Rotterdam (19 May) and Le Havre (21 May).
In line with MOL‘s eco-sailing initiatives, the new 20,000 TEU-class containerships are equipped with various energy-saving technologies, which together can further reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions per container moved by about 25-30 % when compared to 14,000 TEU-class containerships, MOL stated.
Five sisterships will follow
The Shipping company will take the delivery of the second 20,000 TEU-class vessel in May 2017. Eventually there will be six of the 20,000 TEU-class containerships unveiled and they will be phased in gradually on existing MOL trade routes.
