Brand new HMM ALGECIRAS is passing Hamburg Blankenese on a rather cloudy morning on June 7th, 2020.
Built: 2020| IMO No.: 9863297 | Gross tonnage: 228,283 | Flag: Panama | Container capacity: 23,964 TEU
She is the very first so called Megamax-24 vessel to call the port of Hamburg.
The first tug boat needs to be attached the very beginning of the Hamburg port area.
The harbor pilot is entering shortly after entry in the port area as well.
Even though the draft was only 12.6 metres, her deck load with up tp 9 tiers of highcube containers is still very impressive.
On the picture you can clearly see the construction of a new lighthouse which will be necessary due to the river Elbe deepening.
Upon arrival in Hamburg the she must turn into Waltershofer Hafen. This time she is assisted by four tug boats as the turning basin is very narrow.
She is scheduled to berth at HHLA’s Container Terminal Burchardkai.
According to local sources during this call HHLA will move around 8.500 boxes which equals roughly 13.600 TEU.
Impressive 61.5 m or 24 containers of width.
Departure is scheduled for June 10th.
On time on June 10th, 2020 She left Hamburg again.
Following shots were taken in the evening off Cuxhaven – finally in sunlight:-)
MSC Gülsün arrived directly from the Spanish port of Algeciras in Bremerhaven and was warmly welcomed by local tug boats.
She arrived in very windy and rainy weather conditions but was berthed without any problems.
MSC Gülsün is a so called Megamax-24 type containership. Meaning 24 bays in length, 24 boxes on top of each other (12 below and 12 on deck) and 24 boxes in width.
As MSC Gülsün arrived straight from Algeciras, Bremerhaven is now the very first port in the North Range to be called by such a huge vessel.
The huge funnel is the result of an installation with SOx scrubbers
In Bremerhaven vessels of this size need to berth with starbord side alongside and therefore are turned in a special turning area.
MSC Gülsün was assisted by three tug boats. Two aft and one forward of the vessel.
MSC Gülsün and all vessels of her size will be the first containerships to have more than 60 metres of width (61,51 m).
After turning the vessel can proceed backwards towards her berth at MSCGate terminal, Bremerhaven.
Almost there..
MSC Gülsün was alongside in Bremerhaven for around 29 hours and left the port on time on the day after towards Gdansk, Poland.
Meyerwerft’s latest newbuilding AIDAnova is passing Jann Berghaus bridge in Leer on October 09th, 2018.
CSCL Indian Ocean still at her position off the fairway.
The panorama view shows all vessels operating around the vessel.
The inland vessel Dresden II is just leaving the scene with MDO which it pumped off the CSCL Indian Ocean in order to lighten the ship.
Thousands of visitors came to the river in order to get a view at the scene. Even the traffic information on the radio mentioned the chaos alongside the river on both riverbanks.
Very impressive was the passage of 13,000 TEU container vessel Hanjin Asia passing by the scene with a draft of 14.2 metres.
