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The Suez Canal Authority has announced the successful transit of ''MSC GULSUN'' （22,960TEU）, the world's largest container vessel, on its first trip through the new Suez Canal. The Panamanian ship transited the canal with the northbound convoy, heading to North Western Europe from the Port of Xingang, China.
The mega vessel is one of Mediterranean Shipping Company's largest vessels. It is the first of its kind at 23,756 TEUs, and among 11 sister vessels the shipping line has had under construction at the Samsung and Daewoo, South Korean shipyards.
The vessels are set for operations between the Far East and North-Western Europe via the Suez Canal as part of the AE 10/SILK service in collaboration with Maersk.
The ship stands at 400 m in length and a beam of 61.4 m, which is a little under the 62.1 m of the maximum permissible beam in the Suez Canal, a draught of 16 m, and a gross tonnage of 232,000 tons.
