News / Felixstowe sets new record for ULCV box exchange – up to 130 moved per hour

The extraordinary lengths operators are having to go to clear congested container ports was highlighted this week when Felixstowe revealed it had broken its record for the largest exchange of containers on a single vessel.

A total of 23,773 teu, almost the entire nominal capacity of the ultra-large container vessel (ULCV) MSC Diletta, was exchanged over one week.

MSC Diletta first appeared on The Loadstar’s radar early this week when a local Mission to Seafarers volunteer in Felixstowe noted it had been berthed at ...