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Chinese vessel sets sail to revive ancient maritime silk road legend

(Xinhua) -- One of today’s most technically-advanced ships in the world set sail from here on Sunday to retrace the oldest maritime route that linked China with the rest of the world. Merchant Vessel (M.V.) COSCO Netherlands is leaving Yangshan Deep Water Port at 7 p.m. local time (1100 GMT), in Shanghai, the world’s largest cargo port, and will dock in the Port of Ningbo in east China, the Port of Singapore, the Suez Canal, the Pireaus Port in Greece, and ports in Rotterdam of Netherlands, Hamburg of Germany, and Antwerp of Belgium, in its about 40-day journey. Products with internationally well-known brand, like Hewlett-Packard (HP) computers, Sony LCD monitors, Hisense TV, Haier refrigerators, automobile spare parts and bicycles, assembled or made in China, are on board for export to northwestern European and other countries. An over 150,000 ton oceangoing container vessel, the giant is 366-meter long, 51.2-meter wide and 67-meter high, and can carry up to 13,386 TEU (20 foot equivalent unit). It was manufactured by China’s Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. in 2013. China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited, owner of M.V. COSCO Netherlands, offers service on more than 100 routes globally, including those from the Far East to northwestern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Africa, as well as regional feeders within Europe and Southeast Asia nations. Part of the route that M.V.COSCO Netherlands travels overlaps with the ancient Maritime Silk Road and its history can be traced back to ancient time. http://www.coastweek.com/4015-Chinese-vessel-sets-sail-to-revive-ancient-maritime-silk-road-legend.htm

13386-TEU container ship "COSCO NETHERLANDS" christened and delivered

On November 6, the christening ceremony of 13386-TEU container ship MV. COSCO NETHERLANDS was grandly held at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering. Mr. Han Chengmin, President of NACKS, Mr. Hou Liping, Deputy Managing Director of COSCON and other guests from COSCON and COSCO Mercury attended and witnessed the ceremony. Ms. Mu Wen, Executive Vice President of Beijing Benz Automotive, christened the new ship, the company said in its press release. MV. COSCO NETHERLANDS is the fourth of a series of eight 13,386 TEU vessels being built for COSCON by Nantong Shipyard (NACKS). The COSCO NETHERLANDS will be deployed on the COSCON CKYH Joint North Europe Express Service 3 (NE3). The port rotation of CKYH Joint North Europe Express Service 3 (NE3) is: Xingang, Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Singapore, Rotterdam, Felixstowe, Hamburg, Antwerp, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Xingang. Source : PortNews