Cma-Cgm-Pegasus

Aug. 05, 2013 (LBT) – The 11,400 TEU container vessel, the biggest boxship ever to call a Sri Lankan harbour, will enter the Colombo Port today (Aug. 5) to mark the opening of the first phase of the 500-million-dollar Colombo Port Expansion Project completed by the Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT). The massive new South Port of Colombo, located mid-way on the lucrative east-west sea route has world class facilities and with its 18-metre draft, can handle even the biggest Triple-E Class vessels carrying 18,000 containers that are already in service. The Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT) is 85 per cent owned by the state-run China Merchant Holdings International. According to shipping veterans, the new port offers numerous advantages to both the shipper and the vessel operators.

The 32 m long, Malta-flagged tug "Mari", 89 dwt (IMO: 8216851), on Sep 30, 2010, was in collision with the "CMA CGM Pegasus" while assisting the ship during berthing operation at Freeport Terminal 2 North at Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta, in the afternoon short before 3 p.m. The tug sustained considerable damage to its main mast which was bent to port. The "CMA CGM Pegasus" continued its voyage in the foremidday of Oct 2 towards Port Said. The 1983 built "Mari" has been permanently stationed at Marsaxlokk to handle the giant container vessels at Malta Freeport in 1996.