On Tuesday, the MSC Irina, the biggest container ship in the world, will dock at the port of Vizhinjam. On Tuesday, the ship is anticipated to reach the berth at 5:30 p.m. The MSC Irina is visiting South Asia for the first time. The 400-meter-long and 62-meter-wide MSC Irina can transport 24,346 TEU cargo. Irina’s draft is 16.2 meters when she enters the Vizhinjam berth.

The ship’s captain is a Malayali named Willy Antony. Irina left the port of Singapore for Vizhinjam. MSC’s Jade service, which has the biggest container capacity, includes Irina. Previously, the largest ship to dock at Vizhinjam was the MSC Cloud Girardet, which had a 19,462 TEU capacity. In a video message, Thrissur native Captain Willy Antony expressed his excitement at the chance to moor the MSC Irina at an Indian port for the first time.

He adds that the port in Vizhinjam is the easiest to go to in the globe. Authorities at the port of Vizhinjam are also ready to receive Irina.