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In the port of Felixstowe the phase is begun of approaches of test to the docks 8 and 9 of the Trinity Terminals
This evening container carrier "CSCL is attended the arrival of the hooligan large Star"
February 18, 2011
Tonight, with the arrival of portacontainer the CSCL Star, in the port of Felixstowe will begin the phase of approaches of test to the docks 8 and 9 of the Trinity Terminals, that they constitute the new area of widening of the container terminal of the British port of call of the group Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH).
The CSCL Star, that it has an ability to 14.100 teu, is before the five new ultra large container carrier that in the course of this year they will enter to take part of the fleet of China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). The ship, that it has a tonnage of 150.853 tons and is delivered last month to the Chinese company from the Samsung Heavy Industries yard, is long 366 meters, wide 51,2 meters, anticipates on the disposed bridge container on 20 lines and has a draught of 14,5 meters.
In the first phase of the widening of docks 8 and 9 of the terminal they offer ulterior 730 linear meters of approaches.
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