This container giant with a length of 349 meters is deployed by COSCO as part of its 'AE4' Asia-Europe line service. On its first eastward voyage, after Hamburg, the following ports of call are serviced:
Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Singapore, Xiamen, Yantian, Hong Kong and Nansha.
This container giant, constructed in the Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard, has a length of 349 meters, a breadth of 45.60 meters and has a slot capacity of 10,062 teu (20-foot standard containers). The maximum draught of the COSCO Asia is 14.50 m.
The shipping company is planning to incorporate an additional seven newbuilds of this size into its China - Europe route by the end of 2008.