World's largest container ship starts maiden voyage from east China

QINGDAO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- HMM Algeciras, the largest container vessel on earth with a TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) capacity of 24,000, started its maiden voyage from the port of Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province on Sunday.

The container ship's port rotation also includes Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, Suez Canal, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp and London.

"We are confident in China's economy, the cargo throughput capacity of the Qingdao port, as well as its quality service and efficiency," said Lee Joo Myung, chairman of Hyundai Merchant Marine (China) Co., Ltd.

Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2020 shows HMM Algeciras docking at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. HMM Algeciras, the largest container vessel on earth with a TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) capacity of 24,000, started its maiden voyage from the port of Qingdao on Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)