Valemax ships are a fleet of very large ore carriers (VLOC) owned or chartered by the Brazilian mining company Vale S.A. to carry iron ore from Brazil to European and Asian ports. With a capacity ranging from 380,000 to 400,000 tons deadweight, the vessels meet the Chinamax standard of ship measurements for limits on draft and beam. Valemax ships are the largest bulk carriers ever constructed, when measuring deadweight tonnage or length overall, and are amongst the longest ships of any type currently in service.
The Gülsün class is a series of container ships built for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The largest ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 23,756 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). They were the largest container ships in the world when they were launched, surpassing OOCL Hong Kong. They have since been surpassed by other ships like the Algeciras class. The ships were the first container ships to feature 24 containers wide on deck.
The Universe class is a series of 6 container ships built for COSCO SHIPPING Lines. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 21,237 TEU. They are some of the largest container ships ever built and was the second class of ships to exceed 21,000 TEU of capacity after the OOCL G-class. At the time they were also the largest Chinese built container ships.
The Constellation class is a series of 11 container ships built for Cosco Shipping Lines. The maximum theoretical capacity is in the range of 19,237 to 20,119 TEU.
The A18 class is a series of 6 container ships originally built for the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and now operated by Hapag-Lloyd. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 19,870 TEU. The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.
The A15 class is a series of 11 container ships originally built for the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and now operated by Hapag-Lloyd. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 14,993 TEU. The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.
The Triumph class is a series of 6 container ships that now operated by the Japanese shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE). The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 20,182 TEU.
The Pegasus class is a series of 14 container ships. Six ships were built by Samsung Heavy Industries for the Singapore based Eastern Pacific Shipping. Another six ships were built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for Minsheng Financial Leasing and China Bank of Communications Financial Leasing. The last two ships are built by Hyundai Heavy Industries and are owned by Ship Finance International. The 14 ships are operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 19,224 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) to 19,462 TEU.
The Star class is a series of 8 container ships built for China Shipping Container Lines and currently operated by COSCO SHIPPING Lines. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 14,074 TEU. The ships were built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.
The Temasek class a class of container ships consisting of 10 ships in total. The ships were built for APL by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.
The Triton class is a series of 5 container ships built for Costamare and operated by Evergreen Marine. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 14,424 TEU. The ships were built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.
The Hanjin Sooho class is a series of 9 container ships built for the now defunct Hanjin Shipping. The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 13,102 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
The Together class is a series of 5 container ships built for Danaos Corporation and operated by HMM. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 13,082 TEU. The ships were built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea.
The Argentina class is a series of 22 container ships built for Eastern Pacific Shipping and operated by CMA CGM. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 15,052 TEU. The ships were built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. The first five ships are powered by conventional engines and are equipped with scrubbers. The remaining ships will be powered by LNG instead.
The Valparaiso Express class is a series of 5 container ships built for Hapag-Lloyd. The ships were built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 11,519 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
The MOL Bravo class is a series of 10 container ships built for Seaspan Corporation. They were initially chartered to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and later to Ocean Network Express (ONE). The ships were built by Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding in China. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 10,100 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
The MOL Globe class is a series of 10 container ships originally built for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and later operated by Ocean Network Express (ONE). The ships were built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 5,605 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
