China bound: Farewell to HMM Algeciras

By Neil Speight 15th Jun 2020

Local News by Neil Speight 15th Jun 2020

THURROCK bade farewell this evening (Monday, 15 June) as the world's largest container ship, the HMM Algeciras, slipped its moorings and set off for the far east after a 36 hour stay at Corringham's London gateway port.

The ship arrived on Sunday amid a fanfare of publicity for her first UK visit.

And thousands lined the riverside at Canvey Island and Southend as she travelled down the Thames this evening.

Only a limited number of containers were unloaded but more were put on board by the port's huge cranes before she set sail for China via Singapore carrying UK exports.

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