(With link to video) With a load of 19,038 TEU, the Mumbai Maersk sets a world record for highest-ever load and surpasses the mythical 19,000-mark for the very first time.
The second generation Triple-E vessel left the dock of Tanjung Pelepas Port, Malaysia, over the past weekend and now sails into Europe. First stop is expected at Rotterdam on 5 September.
Mumbai Maersk
The Mumbai Maersk is a 2nd generation Triple-E class vessel with a nominal capacity of 20,568 TEU. The vessel was the newest to enter the Triple-E fleet in May 2018 and is deployed on the Asia-to-Europe service (AE5).
World Record
The world record load of 19,038 TEU has raised a new bar for Maersk by surpassing Madison Maersk, a 1st generation Triple-E class vessel, which reached 18,215 TEU in 2015. At the same time, Mumbai Maersk overtakes all other reported record loadings from other carriers.
Watch a video shot by a drone flying over the record load on the Maersk website.
Picture by Maersk.
