Stunning images have captured the arrival of one of the world's largest container ships at the Port of Felixstowe.

At 4am this morning, September 10, the Evergreen Ever Apex arrived at the major Suffolk port after departing from Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

Ipswich Star: The Evergreen Ever Apex arrives at the Port of FelixstoweThe Evergreen Ever Apex arrives at the Port of Felixstowe (Image: Jeff Welch/JW Shipping Photography)

The container ship is 400 metres long and has a gross tonnage of 236,228.

Ipswich Star: The Ever Apex docked at FelixstoweThe Ever Apex docked at Felixstowe (Image: Jeff Welch/JW Shipping Photography)

The Ever Apex is expected to remain at Felixstowe until 7pm on Monday, September 12, where it will set sail for Hamburg.

Ipswich Star: The Ever Apex is 400 metres longThe Ever Apex is 400 metres long (Image: Jeff Welch/JW Shipping Photography)

Ipswich Star: The Ever Apex arrived at 4am this morningThe Ever Apex arrived at 4am this morning (Image: Jeff Welch/JW Shipping Photography)

These images, captured by JW Shipping Photography, depict the moment that the ship arrived on the Suffolk coast at dawn.

In August, the Evergreen Ever Arm also stopped at the Port of Felixstowe.