She serves in MSC’s Silk Service which connects the Far East with Europe but which so far hasn’t served Bremerhaven.
Shortly before arriving in Bremerhaven Kotug’s RT Innovation steams towards MSC Daniela…
…followed by Kotug’s latest tug boat, the RT Rob.
This huge vessel is the first 10,000+ TEU vessel calling MSCGate, Bremerhaven.
MSC Daniela arrives in Bremerhaven with a draft of 14.15 metres.
RT Innovation is supposed to be MSC Daniela’s stern tug…
… and as you can imagine RT Rob is her bow tug.
In front of Bremerhaven’s Stromkaje, there is a special turning area for vessels of this size.
Vessel’s of MSC Daniela’s size have to be turned around in Bremerhaven upon arrival and are therefore berthed with their starbord side.
With this call Bremerhaven is the third North European port after Felixstowe and Rotterdam which has been called by all three biggest types of containervessels: the Maersk E-type, the CMA CGM Christophe Colomb and last but not least the MSC D-type.
RT Rob and RT Innovation have to use all of their power in order to turn the vessel around …
RT Rob is Kotug’s latest and strongest tug boat operating at Bremerhaven.
MSC Daniela is looking splendid in the evening sun off Bremerhaven’s containerterminal.
The impressive wheelhouse.
Almost there….
What an impressive size…
On April 07th, 2010 Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) sent the MSC Daniela to Bremerhaven for the very first time.
Technical data: Delivered: 12/2008 | IMO No.: 9399002 | Gross tonnage: 151,559 | DWT: 155,438 tons| Length overall: 366.0 m | Breadth 51.29 m | max Draft: 15.60 m | Flag: Panama | Container capacity: 13,798 TEU | Owner: Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) | Main Engine: MAN B&W with 72,240 kW | Speed: 23.5 kts | Shipyard: Samsung, Koje Island, Korea
Edit: all information is related to the time when the pictures were taken
