First pictures of world’s largest container ship as it docks at the Port of Felixstowe

The colossal ship is longer than the Empire State Building is tall Picture: ALAN BOYLE/EVERYTHING FELIXSTOWE (Image: Archant)

The colossal vessel, which is longer than the Empire State Building is tall, docked at the port at around 4am this morning, Friday, September 6.

The ship had made its way overnight from Rotterdam to the Suffolk port on its journey to Suez in Egypt.

The MSC Gulsun docked in at Felixstowe Docks Picture: ANDREW MCALPINE

Manufacturers of the mammoth ship say it has the lowest carbon footprint of any container craft and can haul the same amount of cargo as 1,358 Boeing 747 aircrafts.

The ship, which at 400m long is the length of four football pitches, can carry 223 million bananas, 47,512 cars or 2.94 million washing machines.

The largest container ship in the world, MSC Gulsun, has docked at the Port of Felixstowe Picture: ALAN BOYLE/EVERYTHING FELIXSTOWE (Image: Archant)

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The ship docked at the Suffolk port at around 4am this morning around Picture: ALAN BOYLE/EVERYTHING FELIXSTOWE (Image: Archant)

The colossal MSC Gulsun has docked at the Port of Felixstowe this morning Picture MATTHEW MALLETT jrmphoto.co.uk (Image: Archant)

The colossal MSC Gulsun has docked at the Port of Felixstowe this morning Picture MATTHEW MALLETT jrmphoto.co.uk (Image: Archant)

The ship, which is longer than the height of the Empire State Building, can carry 223 million bananas Picture: MSC RIGHTS (Image: Archant)

The MSC Gulsun arrived at Felixstowe via Rotterdam Picture: MSC RIGHTS (Image: Archant)

The world's largest container ship, the MSC Gulsun, arrived at the Port of Felixstowe in the early hours of this morning Picture: IVAN SARFATTI/MSC RIGHTS (Image: MSC Rights)