THE world’s largest short sea ro ro freight vessel docked at the Port of London’s Purfleet terminal during the first week of November.
She is the first ship in a series of eight ships being built in South Korea and operates on a weekly service calling at Purfleet, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge and Dublin.
The new ships have a flexible deck configuration and can cater for a mixture of trailers, containers, high and heavy cargoes, cars, vans and trucks.
Ports are expanding their terminals to cater for the larger vessels, with expansion planned for Purfleet.