Operated by China Shipping Container Lines, the CSCL Globe is a staggering vessel that measures in at a quarter of a mile long, with a weight of 186,000 tonnes. The Globe’s overall length of 1,311.3 feet makes it the largest in the world, bigger than both the MSC Oscar and the Maersk Triple E!
The video below shows the giant of the seas completing its voyage from Shanghai, China to the Port of Felixstowe in the UK. In the video SeaLad catch up with the pilot at Felistowe, Mark Morrison, who has the unenviable task of parking the giant vessel. See how it unfolds below...
13 wide in my day and a max of 5 high. Don't envy the lads having to drop the lashings on that
ReplyDeleteSome of them are now 23 wide and 10 high. Poor old Berth Ops have arms like Gibbons
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