World's largest container vessel, MSC Irina, all set for Vizhinjam date

THE world's largest container ship, MSC Irina, is set to make its maiden call at the Vizhinjam International Seaport, with Captain Willy Antony, a native of Thrissur, at the helm.

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The vessel has reached the outer anchorage, drawing excitement from the public as it is the first time the ship is calling at a port in South India. Captain Antony, 47, hailing from Puranattukara, is thrilled to bring the mammoth vessel--equivalent in length to four football fields and capable of carrying cargo stacked as high as a 22-storey building -- to his home state. "It's a proud moment for me to