Ex Hyundai Smart renamed Maersk Enping departs Felixstowe with 2 tugs 20th August 2017

After Hyundai found themselves in finacial trouble the only way to keep them afloat was to be aquired by Maersk Line. Some of their ships have been renamed by Maersk and are running on the 2M Alliance.

The 366 metre ex Hyundai Smart was renamed Maersk Enping. As part of the Alliance this is one of the first Hyundai ships to call at Felixstowe in quite a few years.
The Maersk Enping sailed from Antwerp with a draft of 13.55 metres. While in Felixstowe her drafft increased to 14.6 metres making her draft restricted. She had to leave by midday or have to wait for the next flooding tide.

They made it but only just. The pilot had just bought in the second largest conainer ship Madrid Maersk and his next job was this one. He managed to get a lift from the Madrid up to Trinity 6 where the Maersk Enping was berthed. The tugs had also finished with the Madrid and paddled up there.

Once onboard the pilot says that there was a gear bin and 3 containers to go onboard then they were ready to depart.  Svitzer Kent was made fast centre lead aft and the Svitzer Shotley was made fast centre lead forward. Tugs in position the lines fore and aft were relieased and the pilot gets both tugs to begin to pull off at 50%.

Slowly edging away from the berth the Shotley is asked to go all easy and let the stern come out befor the bow.  In the channel the pilot comes ahead on the main engine or so he thought but the engine wouldn't start up. The Shotley is asked to pull 50% straight ahead and hope for the best.  Engine started, the pilot releases the Shotley and they break away onto the Felixstowe side.

The pilot holds onto the Kent just incase the they are needed around the 90deg Beach End turn out of the harbour.