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« on: September 26, 2018, 12:36:05 PM »
After a week of very unsettled weather, the Port of Felixstowe was preparing for one of their busiest days with 6 ultra large container ships were either departing or arriving. The plan was 3 out and 3 in, including a maiden voyage.
Departures:
Thalassa Mana - 13,806TEU, draught 11m
CSCL Arctic Ocean 19,100TEU, draught 15.3m
Evelyn Maersk -17,816TEU, draught 11.2m
Arrivals:
Ebba Maersk - 17,816TEU, draught 11.1m
Taurus - 14,354TEU: draught 14.01m
Maiden voyage Maersk Herrera - 15,262TEU, draught 9.2m aft 7.9m bow
To kick the day off was the Thalassa Mana which departed Trinity 7 with a draught of 11 metres for Hamburg. Two 3212 tugs Svitzer Deben aft and Svitzer Kent forward pulled her clear of the berth . Once off the berth, both tugs were released.
Svitzer Kent and Svitzer Sky heads to Berth 8 where the heavily laden CSCL Arctic Ocean was waiting for the services to depart for Singapore with a draught of 15.3 metres. Sky is released from forward and repositions on the port quarter for a push while the Kent moves out on to the starboard side at full line load for a powered indirect to escort the Arctic Ocean around the 90
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