The Port of Felixstowe, in Suffolk, is the United Kingdom’s busiest container port, dealing with 42% of Britain’s containerised trade. It is ranked as the 37th busiest container port in the world and Europe’s 6th busiest. The port handled 3.74 million twenty- foot equivalent units (TEU) of traffic in 2014.

The 153,666gt Cosco France of COSCO Container Lines, Shanghai. She was built in 2013 by COSCO Heavy industries at Nantong and can carry TEU.
The 153,666gt Cosco France of COSCO Container Lines, Shanghai. She was built in 2013 by COSCO Heavy industries at Nantong and can carry TEU.

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The 194,849gt Mary Maersk, one of the ‘Triple E’ class of Maersk Line. She was built in 2013 by Daewoo at Okpo, South Korea and can carry 18,300 TEU.
The 194,849gt Mary Maersk, one of the ‘Triple E’ class of Maersk Line. She was built in 2013 by Daewoo at Okpo, South Korea and can carry 18,300 TEU.

The 195,636gt Barzan of the UnitedAaran Shipping Company of Kuwait. She was built in 2015 by Hyundai Samho Heavy industries at Mokpo, South Korea She can carry 18,800 TEU. She is seen here on her maiden call to Felixstowe on 25th June 2015. Photo: Phototransport.com
The 195,636gt Barzan of the UnitedAaran Shipping Company of Kuwait. She was built in 2015 by Hyundai Samho Heavy industries at Mokpo, South Korea She can carry 18,800 TEU. She is seen here on her maiden call to Felixstowe on 25th June 2015. Photo: Phototransport.com

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The 187,541gt CSCL globe of China Shipping Container Lines, Shanghai. She was built in 2014 by Hyundai Heavy industries at Ulsan, South Korea and can carry 19,100 TEU. Photo: P hototransport.com
The 187,541gt CSCL globe of China Shipping Container Lines, Shanghai. She was built in 2014 by Hyundai Heavy industries at Ulsan, South Korea and can carry 19,100 TEU. Photo: Phototransport.com

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