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United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and Gulftainer, last week marked the maiden call of UASC’s 15,000 teu capacity Linah into Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT). Linah is the largest UASC vessel to call at KCT to date, and is one of the ships built as part of UASC’s latest 17-ship newbuilding program, worth over US$ 2.3 billion.
This series of containerships is considered the world’s greenest due to the amount of environmental technology onboard. The 15,000 teu class vessels are, in particular, amongst the first in the world to receive an Energy Efficiency Certificate with documented Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI).
Waleed Al Dawood, chief operating officer at UASC, said, “The arrival of Linah at Khorfakkan port is an indicator of KCT’s track-record in maintaining the highest standards of operational efficiency and is also an example of the strong ties between Khorfakkan, Gulftainer and UASC. Together, we continue to provide our UAE customers with efficient and effective green shipping solutions, with UASC vessels making a significant total of 428 calls to Khorfakkan in 2015.”
To date, UASC has taken delivery of six 18,800 teu class vessels, including Barzan, Al Muraykh, Al Nefud, Al Zubara, Al Dahna and Tihama, and seven 15,000 teu class ships, Sajir, Al Murabba, Salahuddin, Linah, Al Nasriyah, Al Dhail and Al Mashrab. The remainder are due for delivery by the end of this year.
