GREENOCK Terminal Handles Its Biggest Ever Container Ship
GREENOCK Ocean Terminal last week handled the largest container vessel ever to berth at the port.
The ship was the 267-metre MSC Pohorje, which can carry 4,045 twenty-foot containers.
The 28-hour stopover saw the Clydeport team load 500 containers of Scottish spirits destined for Le Havre, France.
Andrew Hemphill, port director, Peel Ports Clydeport, said: “This is a fine example of how our connections with Liverpool are adding real value to our customers who are experiencing an increase in export demand.
“The new deep-water Liverpool2 container terminal is opening up a lot of exciting options for importers and exporters. As part of the Peel Ports Group we’re ideally placed to offer those benefits to businesses in Scotland.
“I am very much looking forward to welcoming more vessels like Pohorje from Liverpool.”
Earlier this year, Greenock Ocean Terminal — Scotland’s deepest container terminal — announced its intention to double the number of containers it handles each year to 200,000 by 2021.
Pohorje seen from Gourock
