05 April 2018

[050418.EN.SEA] PSA-Panama Hosts First Post-panamax Containership


THE 13,100 TEU MSC Renee has become the first post-panamax to call PSA-Panama after it completed its US$450 million expansion early this year.

The terminal expansion included a 1,130 metre berth, a draught of minus 16.5 metres, 11 Quay Cranes and 21 Yard Cranes that boosted its capacity to 2 million TEU from 450,000 TEU, reports Seatrade Maritime News of Colchester, UK.

MSC Renee is part of the ANDES service between Asia and the West Coast of South America with partners Hapag Lloyd and ONE (merger of the container lubes MOL, NYK and "K" Line). The ships in the ANDES are being upgraded to 13,000 TEU-class vessels.

This first operation call was of 1,000 moves, both load and discharge and transshipment cargo, as well as trucking cargo to the Atlantic coast since the vessel does not transit the Panama Canal.

During April, PSA-Panama will have two calls by MSC and partners per week: A vessel in the ANDES service and another in the Guayaquil Feeder service.

During May, when operations are fully up to speed, the number of calls by MSC and partners per week will gradually increase from 2 to 14.

Source : HKSG.

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