Advertisement 20 October 2014 at 2:10pm Largest ever ship to enter Thames docks in Essex Edith Maersk docked at the London Gateway in Essex Credit: DP World The largest ship ever to enter the Thames has docked at the DP World London Gateway port. The 397-metre-long, 56-metre-wide Edith Maersk can carry up to 15,500 standard containers. Last updated Mon 20 Oct 2014 Business Essex Thames Share Tweet Reddit