TRIPLE-E @ LONDON GATEWAY

[Phil English]

London Gateway tweeted last night that Triple-E MUNKEBO MAERSK due to arrive 01.20 Thursday 26th February. Confirmed on PLA website - ETA sunk 20.15 tonight from Felixstowe. ETD 15.00 26th.

Claimed will be the largest vessel ever on the Thames, which is probably correct.

Brgds
Phil

[chrisg46]

There's some video footage of this new vessel on it's maiden call at Felixstowe on this site's video page now, along with the story, and a bit more about Maersk Line's major profit jum for 2014.

[chrisg46]

Still think it's an interesting move, Adrian, essentially because there's some kind of evidence offered each time a larger ship berths here. Some people connected with Felixstowe had been busily saying, "oh, they'll never get a Triple E to Gateway because they can't turn them," etc., etc.

I think that each time Gateway berths an very large ship, and records some box movement rates, they're building up a stronger case on their sales and marketing front; they've been offering the lowest rates in the UK, and sooner or later, they'll start getting serious business.

[Phil English]

Not quite. Probably loading or unloading empties, Adrian.

Brgds
Phil

[Propslip]

Munkebo Maersk passed Southend inwards at about 6 this morning. She will be sailing soon as tugs are gathering around.
                   Propslip

[DAVE NINNIM]

She was indeed in to load empties. Maersk wanted to load her right to the max height, which they were unable to do in Felixstowe.