23JAN2019 - NEWS - Largest container vessel arrived at Cai Mep International Terminal of Vietnam on 11 January

Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) welcomed the largest container vessel to ever call a Vietnamese port. The 16,022 TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo called at the terminal on January 11, 2019, as part of its FAL 3 Asia to Europe Trade Service. Featuring a length of 396 meters and a width of 53.6 meters, the ultra large container vessel (ULCV) is owned by French shipping giant CMA CGM. CMIT is a deep-sea container terminal which operates since 2018 with a license to handle container vessels up to 194,000 dwt — the largest vessels currently sailing the world’s oceans. The facility is a joint venture between APM Terminals, Vinalines and Saigon Port and started operations in Cai Mep in 2011.

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