The UK Port of Felixstowe, operated by Hutchinson Ports, has handled what is believed to be the largest number of containers ever on a single ship in Europe.

A total of 23,773TEU (standard containers) were handled on the 24,000 TEU MSC Diletta, which completed operations and sailed from the port on Monday.

“The size of container ships has been increasing for many years and with growing demand for services into the Port of Felixstowe we are seeing ever greater container exchanges,” commented Robert Ashton, Operations Director at the Port of Felixstowe.

“We are also seeing a trend to consolidate cargo on fewer ultra-large ships. The MSC Diletta is operated on the 2M Alliance Griffin/AE55 Far East Asia to North Europe service.

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For further Felixstowe related coverage, Afloat reported on the repaired 'feeder' containership Anna G which having departed Dun Laoghaire called next to the English port this month.

Afloat has sinced tracked the ship on Saturday to a port in Germany, Wilhelmshaven near the Frisian Islands.