Damietta Container Terminal continues to receive giant container vessels
DCHC (Damietta Container & Cargo Handling Co.) received the giant container ship SALAHUDDIN, affiliated to the Hapag-Lloyd shipping line and affiliated with the service (MD1), where the vessel was docked on the container berth No. (1) on Sunday, 11/8/2024 and was dealt with with 6 giant berth cranes (STS) with a total of 4250 loading and discharge containers, and the dimensions of the vessel SALAHUDDIN are 369 meters in length, 51 meters wide, draft 16 meters, and a maximum load of 15,000 TEUs coming from the port of Singapore and carrying the flag of Liberia.
Admiral Dr. Rafik Galal - Executive Managing Director of DCHC (Damietta Container & Cargo Handling Co.) stated that the ship SALAHUDDIN is one of the large-sized container ships that calling Damietta Container Terminal with a large draft of 16 meters, which confirms the terminal's ability to receive giant container ships and deal with them professionally and reflects the confidence of global shipping lines in Damietta Container Terminal, which is a result of what DCHC (Damietta Container & Cargo Handling Co.) has recently implemented a project A giant to strengthen and deepen the container berths so that it can receive giant container ships in service, which have a draft of up to 16.5 meters and a tonnage of more than 20 thousand TEUs, as well as giant quay cranes (STS) with standard specifications, which are unique to Damietta Container Terminal to deal with such giant ships with 10 levels above the deck, and also the application and activation of the modern information system (NAVIS N4) to manage and operate the container terminal electronically, which is reflected positively The terminal confirms its readiness to compete as the strongest container terminal in the Eastern Mediterranean region, which confirms our commitment to implementing the vision of the political leadership and the strategy of the Ministry of Transport to be Egypt a global and regional center for maritime transport, logistics and transit trade.
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