The world's largest cargo ship "Sea World" arrived in Rotterdam

The world's largest cargo ship "Sea World" arrived in the port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest sea, the port of Rotterdam on the 10th held a grand welcoming ceremony. Because offshore wind to reach 7-9, gust 10, the sea swells up to 4 meters, the day to stop ships entering and leaving the port of Rotterdam harbor operations, this ship will be improved after the climatic conditions into port for unloading.

Rotterdam Port Authority Arad · Castellane told Xinhua News Agency reporters, Rotterdam known as the "Gateway to Europe," said the ship offshore waters from China arrived in Rotterdam, Hong Kong and China cooperate in the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands and throughout Europe and China's trade, has important symbolic significance.

Castellane said: "The shipbuilding, navigation, port is an important industry in the Netherlands, the Dutch and the sea and boat-related things have great interest in China has long been looking forward to see the ship's presence, however, although everyone 'in the sea. Universal 'No. much-anticipated, but safety is always the first one, so we now have to let her place a few miles outside of patience, and so calm and then formally enter the harbor. "

Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands at the welcoming ceremony, Chen Xu said, China Shipping (Group) Corporation, the largest ship to Rotterdam as the inaugural stops, reflecting the close trade ties and growing trade volume between China and the Netherlands, but also reflects the Dutch port of Rotterdam particularly important role as China's gateway to Europe.

Chen Xu told reporters that 400 years ago, Chinese porcelain, tea, silk on the Silk Road through the sea at the time, by the Netherlands to enter the European hinterland. Today, the Chinese government put forward "along the way" of the strategic vision, not only the ancient maritime Silk Road revitalized, but also gives it a new significance. This strategic vision is to expand foreign relations China needs more "along the way" coastal areas provide an important platform to strengthen cooperation. "The world's largest cargo ship from China arrived in the Netherlands, which in itself is a win-win development of China and the world a vivid manifestation."

Deputy General Manager of China Shipping (Group) Corporation, Huang Xiaowen said to the guests, "Sea World" sign can be loaded 19,100 TEUs, the captain 400 meters, 60 meters wide and 14.5 meters draft design, integration, today the world's major advanced Navigation Technology, & nbsp; known as "the shipping industry A380". It is one of China Shipping Group's first 19,100 TEU large container ships, is currently the world's largest container vessels. Huang Xiaowen specifically pointed out that compared with the normal level of one million cases of container ships, "Sea World" was nearly 20 percent fuel savings can be reduced by nearly 30,000 tons of carbon emissions per year, equivalent to planting contribution to environmental protection more than 1.6 million.

Dutch shipping company Gongdong Bin, general manager of China, told reporters that China Shipping to enter the Netherlands for 15 years, has witnessed the rapid development of China and the EU in particular the Dutch trade. At present, the sea route network, starting from China, anchored Rotterdam route up to six times a week to achieve the most major ports without transit through Rotterdam, the Netherlands can be, but also by a large regional transport network, the goods FCL to the west of Ireland, East of Russia, Norway and Finland to the north, south of Portugal, the vast hinterland.

It is reported that, until the wind dies down after reaching safety standards, "In the global" will enter the discharge port of Rotterdam, then went to Hamburg, Germany, Hong Kong, Belgium Zeebrugge harbor, the port of Rotterdam in mid-January return shipment, and then continue its global maiden voyage.