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Nov. 11, 1970 - World's biggest container ship at Southampton.: The dramatic growth of Southampton's container business takes a further step forward today witht eh entry into the trans-Atlantic trade of what is claimed to be the biggest cellular container ship in the world, Dart Containerline's Darth Europe (22, 500 d.w.t.). The vessel, first of three new ships being introduced by Dart, was loading at the British Transport Docks Board's Southampton terminal today, before sailing on her maiden voyage to Halifax, New York and Norfolk (Va). With capacity of 1, 556 20ft. equivalent containers, Dart Europe can carry as many containers as all seven of the ships which have been operating the consortium's service hitherto, and will help the port's container traffic towards an estimated total of 60, 000 twenty-foot unites this year. Photo shows Captain Jeff Vingerhoets seen seated at the controls on the bridge of the Dart Europe'. These controls are operated with a key

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