The tug Fairmount Alpine has delivered the the 398 meter long 156,907 DWT container vessel Emma Maersk, one of the largest container carriers of its kind, at Fincantieri’s repair yard in Palermo, Sicily.
Tug Fairmount Alpine happened to be in the eastern Mediterranean area and was promptly mobilised to Port Said, where the Emma Maersk has discharged its cargo at the Suez Channel Container Terminal. Fairmount Alpine and Emma Maersk left Port Said on Sunday February 17 for the 1276 miles voyage to Palermo, where the convoy arrived on Monday February 25.
Fairmount Marine
Fairmount Marine is a marine contractor for ocean towage and heavy lift transportation, headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Fairmount’s fleet of tugs consists of five modern super tugs of 205 tons bollard pull each, especially designed for long distance towing, and a multipurpose support vessel. Fairmount Marine is part of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group.
Picture: Emma Maersk (courtesy of Maersk Line)
