The former 168 761 TEU throughput record from 2008 was knocked down at Adriatic Gate Container Terminal this Sunday, 11.12.2016.
Georg Maersk, a 367 meter long container vessel berthed in Rijeka early Sunday morning, the operations lasted from 3:20 AM to 6:35 PM and in that period we handled 809 containers, equivalent to 1 236 TEU. With the cargo handled from this vessel, the total current annual turnover is 169 742 TEU, 12.72% more than the same period last year.
Georg Maersk is one of the vessels employed in this regular weekly service directly connecting Rijeka with the Far East ports, a Maersk and MSC joint service.