THE Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has received the MSC Valeria, the last vessel in a series of 26 ultra-large containerships (ULCs) with capacities of between 13,798 TEU and 14,000 TEU, built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) and Samsung.The 14,000-TEUers are 366 metres long, 51.2 metres wide with a 20-row breath, which are wider than the new Panama locks limit of 49 metres.The MSC Valeria is the 18th of the DSME vessels, which are of a similar design with the Samsung units of the same dimensions. She has joined last week MSC's Asia-Med 'Dragon' service. The MSC Valeria follows the MSC Deila in the DSME series, delivered in April, according to Alphaliner.In addition to these ULCs, MSC has also received 22 neopanamax VLCs ranging in size from 12,500-13,000 TEU and is expecting four further ships of this size before the end of 2012. It has also recently launched a newbuilding programme for six 16,000-TEU ships, to be chartered from Zodiac Maritime.
The photo above is the old MSC Valeria that used to call at Felixstowe in the 1980s and early 1990s. This ship was always considerd the Mother of all bad ships for the STS Crane Drivers and the Berth Operators / Stevedores.
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