Tests of 15,500 TEU Ships Completed at Suez Container Terminal

The Suez Canal Container Terminal said it completed two successful navigational trials to test port access and turning basins for 15,500 TEU vessels. The trials included the "Eleonora Maersk" with a draft of 14.9 m, and the "Edith Maersk," a 397 meter vessel with a draft of 14.8 meters. "With these two successful trials, SCCT is now open for vessels with a LOA of 397 meters and beam 56.4 meters (22 containers)" said Jan Buijze, SCCT chief operations officer. An expansion project is currently under way to double SCCT's capacity to 5.4 million TEUs, officials said.