"MSC Sixin" arrives in Barcelona
The time of the mega vessels: while the "HMM Algeciras" reached Rotterdam, the world's second largest container ship "MSC Sixin" finalises its operations in the Port of Barcelona.
After its call at Gioa Tauro, it is the first arrival of the vessel, which is sailing under the flag of Panama, on the Iberian Peninsula. The loading and unloading operation took place at the Hutchison Ports Best terminal.
The "MSC Sixin," owned by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), is part of the class known as “MSC Gülsün” - named after the first ship of this type - with a 23,756 teu capacity, 400-m length and 61-m width.
To mark the first call by "MSC Sixin", Mercè Conesa, president of the Port of Barcelona, presented a commemorative plaque to the ship's captain Anil Kumar Menon. (mw)