Dubai Ports has announced the arrival of MSC Pamela, the world’s largest container ship at Jebel Ali Port.

The 337-m-long vessel has a capacity of 9,200 teu with a gross tonnage of 107,200. The high-quality infrastructure facilities and equipment at the port ensured the smooth and efficient handling of the mega container vessel.
MSC Pamela, which arrived from Valencia Port in Spain, plies the Asia-Europe Express route, calling at major ports such as Le Havre, Rotterdam, Felixstowe, Antwerp, Singapore, Chiwan, Busan, Shanghai and Ningbo.    
Commenting on the arrival of the vessel, Jamal Majid bin Thaniah, chief executive officer, Dubai Ports Authority (DPA), said: “We are proud to welcome MSC Pamela, on its maiden voyage in this route Our ability to easily accommodate some of the largest container ships in the world underlines the standard and quality of the state-of-the art infrastructure at our ports.”
“The rapid growth in trade and opening up of the world markets has created an increasing demand for vessels like MSC Pamela. We expect similar vessels to call at Jebel Ali Port in the coming months,” he added. 
Mohammed Al Muallem, executive director for technical affairs, and Anwar Ahmed Wajdi, executive director for commercial affairs, were present at location to welcome the ship crew and they presented a plaque on behalf of Dubai Ports to the ship’s captain.
Owned by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the vessel was built by Samsung Heavy Industries and is capable of a maximum speed of 25 knots. 
Dubai Ports, which includes Port Rashid and Jebel Ali Port, is among the top 10 container ports of the world in terms of container traffic. Earlier this year, MSC Rachele, a 335-m-long vessel with a capacity of 8238 teu called at Jebel Ali Port en route to Singapore.