DP WORLD'S DORALEH PORT RECEIVES 9660 TEU CMA CGA IVANHOE

Global marine terminal operator DP World's recently-inaugurated Doraleh Container terminal at Djibouti received CMA-CGM's Ivanhoe, with a nominal capacity of 9660 TEU (twenty foot equivalent container units

DP WORLD'S DORALEH PORT RECEIVES 9660 TEUCMA CGA IVANHOE

Global marine terminal operator DP World's recently-inaugurated Doraleh Container terminal at Djibouti received CMA-CGM's Ivanhoe, with a nominal capacity of 9660 TEU (twenty foot equivalent container units). With an overall length of 350 metres, width of 43 metres gross tonnage of more than 111,000 tonnes, the Ivanhoe is one of four Post-Panamax vessels completed late last year by Hyundai's Ulsan shipyard for CMA CGM. The Ivanhoe, on her maiden voyage, berthed at Doraleh, her second port of call after DP World Southampton. Doraleh's 18 m draft makes it one of a very few ports in the region capable of handling a vessel of this size. CMA-CGM, the French container transportation and shipping company, held a ceremony aboard the ship to celebrate its first call at Doraleh Container Terminal. Anil Singh, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of DP World, Africa Region, said: "It is an honour to have CMA- CGM Ivanhoe call at our facility. Her visit to Doraleh affirms the port's status as a regional hub, and in a wider context as a vital trading link between Europe, Africa and Asia. The recently-inaugurated deepwater port, now one of the largest and most modern terminals in Africa, is now very well equipped to handle large vessels such as CMA CGM Ivanhoe." Henry Delannoy, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing. of CMA CGM said:"Djibouti is a key African city with one of the most efficient and state of the art terminals in the region. CMA CGM has followed an aggressive growth and development plan in the region that focuses on creating new services in dynamic trade lanes with a modern, high performance fleet that helps maintain lower costs. We would like to thank DP World for their support in helping us facilitate our shipping and commercial activities in the region." Doraleh Container Terminal was officially opened last month with a total capacity of 1.2 million TEU annually. Capacity at the Terminal is set to grow over time in line with market demand to around 3m TEU.