World's largest container ship heads for Suffolk

The world's largest container ship is heading for the Suffolk coast. 395 metres long and 58 metres wide, the MSC Oscar is due to dock at the Port of Felixstowe this afternoon.

In January the world's previous largest container the CSCL Globe, which carries up to 19,100 containers, docked at the Suffolk port. With a maximum capacity of 19,244 containers the MSC Oscar, owned by the Mediterranean Shipping Company, is even bigger.

Hundreds of ship-spotters are expected to be at the harbour to see The Oscar arrive. She is due in between one and two o'clock this afternoon.