This is a list of container ships with a capacity larger than 20,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
Container ships have been built in increasingly larger sizes to take advantage of economies of scale and reduce expense as part of intermodal freight transport. Container ships are also subject to certain limitations in size. Primarily, these are the availability of sufficiently large main engines and the availability of a sufficient number of ports and terminals prepared and equipped to handle ultra-large container ships. Furthermore, some of the world's main waterways such as the Suez Canal and Singapore Strait restrict the maximum dimensions of a ship that can pass through them.
In 2016, Prokopowicz and Berg-Andreassen defined a container ship with a capacity of 10,000 to 20,000 TEU as a Very Large Container Ship (VLCS), and one with a capacity greater than 20,000 TEU as an Ultra Large Container Ship (ULCS). [1]
In August 2021, the record for most containers loaded onto a single ship is held by the Ever Ace , which carried a total of 21,710 TEU of containers from Yantian to Europe. [2]
As of January 2024, the record for the largest container ship is held by MSC's Irina-class with the capacity of 24,346 TEU.
# | Built | Name | Length overall | Beam | Maximum TEU | GT | Operator | Flag | Image | Ref | ||
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(m) | (ft) | (m) | (ft) | |||||||||
1 | 2023 | MSC Irina | 399.95 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,346 | 233,328 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [3] [4] | |
2023 | MSC Loreto | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,346 | 233,328 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [3] [5] | ||
2023 | MSC Michel Cappellini | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,346 | 233,328 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [6] | ||
2023 | MSC Mariella | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,346 | 233,328 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | |||
2023 | MSC Micol | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,346 | 233,328 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [7] | ||
2023 | MSC Türkiye | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,346 | 233,328 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [8] | ||
2 | 2023 | OOCL Spain | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,188 | 235,341 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [9] [10] | |
2023 | OOCL Piraeus | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,188 | 235,341 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [11] | ||
2023 | OOCL Turkiye | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,188 | 235,341 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [12] | ||
2023 | OOCL Felixstowe | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,188 | 235,341 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [12] | ||
2023 | OOCL Zeebrugge | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,188 | 235,341 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [13] | ||
2023 | OOCL Gdynia | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,188 | 235,341 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [14] | ||
2024 | OOCL Valencia | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,188 | 235,341 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [15] | ||
2024 | OOCL Abu Dhabi | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201.1 | 24,188 | 235,341 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [16] | ||
3 | 2023 | ONE Innovation | 399.95 | 1,312.2 | 61.4 | 201.4 | 24,136 | 235,311 | ONE (Japan) | Liberia | [17] [18] | |
2023 | ONE Infinity | 399.95 | 1,312.2 | 61.4 | 201.4 | 24,136 | 235,311 | ONE (Japan) | Liberia | |||
2023 | ONE Integrity | 399.95 | 1,312.2 | 61.4 | 201.4 | 24,136 | 235,311 | ONE (Japan) | Liberia | |||
2023 | ONE Inspiration | 399.95 | 1,312.2 | 61.4 | 201.4 | 24,136 | 235,311 | ONE (Japan) | Liberia | [19] | ||
2023 | ONE Ingenuity | 399.95 | 1,312.2 | 61.4 | 201.4 | 24,136 | 235,311 | ONE (Japan) | Liberia | [20] | ||
2023 | ONE Intelligence | 399.95 | 1,312.2 | 61.4 | 201.4 | 24,136 | 235,311 | ONE (Japan) | Liberia | [21] | ||
4 | 2023 | MSC Tessa | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,116 | 230,757 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [22] [23] | |
2023 | MSC Celestino Maresca | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,116 | 230,757 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [24] [25] | ||
2023 | MSC Gemma | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,116 | 230,757 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [26] | ||
2023 | MSC Mette | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,116 | 230,757 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [27] | ||
2023 | MSC Claude Girardet | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,116 | 230,757 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [28] | ||
2023 | MSC Nicola Mastro | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,116 | 230,757 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [29] | ||
2023 | MSC China | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,116 | 230,757 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [30] | ||
2023 | MSC Raya | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,116 | 230,757 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | |||
5 | 2022 | Ever Alot | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,004 | 236,228 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | [31] | |
2022 | Ever Apex | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,004 | 236,228 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | [32] | ||
2022 | Ever Aria | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,004 | 236,228 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | [33] | ||
2022 | Ever Atop | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,004 | 236,228 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Singapore | [34] | ||
2022 | Ever Acme | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 24,004 | 236,228 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Singapore | [35] | ||
6 | 2021 | Ever Ace | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,992 | 235,579 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | [36] [37] | |
2021 | Ever Act | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,992 | 235,579 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | |||
2021 | Ever Aim | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,992 | 235,579 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | |||
2021 | Ever Alp | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,992 | 235,579 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | |||
2022 | Ever Arm | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,992 | 235,579 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Taiwan | |||
2022 | Ever Art | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,992 | 235,579 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Taiwan | |||
7 | 2020 | HMM Algeciras | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,964 | 228,283 | HMM (South Korea) | Panama | [38] [39] [40] | |
2020 | HMM Copenhagen | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,964 | 228,283 | HMM (South Korea) | Panama | [39] | ||
2020 | HMM Dublin | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,964 | 228,283 | HMM (South Korea) | Panama | [39] | ||
2020 | HMM Gdansk | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,964 | 228,283 | HMM (South Korea) | Panama | [39] | ||
2020 | HMM Hamburg | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,964 | 228,283 | HMM (South Korea) | Panama | [39] | ||
2020 | HMM Helsinki | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,964 | 228,283 | HMM (South Korea) | Panama | [39] | ||
2020 | HMM Le Havre | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,964 | 228,283 | HMM (South Korea) | Panama | [39] | ||
8 | 2020 | HMM Oslo | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,820 | 232,311 | HMM (South Korea) | Panama | [39] | |
2020 | HMM Rotterdam | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,820 | 232,311 | HMM (South Korea) | Panama | [39] | ||
2020 | HMM Southampton | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,820 | 232,311 | HMM (South Korea) | Panama | [39] | ||
2020 | HMM Stockholm | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,820 | 232,311 | HMM (South Korea) | Panama | [39] | ||
2020 | HMM St Petersburg | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,820 | 232,311 | HMM (South Korea) | Panama | [39] | ||
9 | 2019 | MSC Gülsün | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,756 | 232,618 | MSC (Switzerland) | Panama | [41] | |
2019 | MSC Samar | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,756 | 232,618 | MSC (Switzerland) | Panama | [42] | ||
2019 | MSC Leni | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,756 | 232,618 | MSC (Switzerland) | Panama | [43] | ||
2019 | MSC Mia | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,756 | 232,618 | MSC (Switzerland) | Panama | [44] | ||
2019 | MSC Febe | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,756 | 232,618 | MSC (Switzerland) | Panama | [45] | ||
2020 | MSC Ambra | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.5 | 202 | 23,756 | 232,618 | MSC (Switzerland) | Panama | [46] | ||
10 | 2023 | Berlin Express | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61 | 200 | 23,664 | 229,376 | Hapag-Lloyd (Germany) | Germany | [47] | |
2023 | Manila Express | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61 | 200 | 23,664 | 229,376 | Hapag-Lloyd (Germany) | Germany | [48] | ||
2023 | Hanoi Express | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61 | 200 | 23,664 | 229,376 | Hapag-Lloyd (Germany) | Germany | [49] | ||
2024 | Busan Express | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61 | 200 | 23,664 | 229,376 | Hapag-Lloyd (Germany) | Germany | [50] | ||
2024 | Singapore Express | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61 | 200 | 23,664 | 229,376 | Hapag-Lloyd (Germany) | Germany | [51] | ||
2024 | Damietta Express | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61 | 200 | 23,664 | 229,376 | Hapag-Lloyd (Germany) | Germany | [52] | ||
2024 | Hamburg Express | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61 | 200 | 23,664 | 229,376 | Hapag-Lloyd (Germany) | Germany | [53] | ||
11 | 2019 | MSC Mina | 399.8 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,656 | 228,741 | MSC (Switzerland) | Panama | [54] | |
2019 | MSC Isabella | 399.8 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,656 | 228,741 | MSC (Switzerland) | Panama | [55] | ||
2019 | MSC Arina | 399.8 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,656 | 228,741 | MSC (Switzerland) | Panama | [56] | ||
2019 | MSC Nela | 399.8 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,656 | 228,741 | MSC (Switzerland) | Panama | [57] | ||
2019 | MSC Sixin | 399.8 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,656 | 228,741 | MSC (Switzerland) | Panama | [58] | ||
2021 | MSC Apolline | 399.8 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,656 | 228,786 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [59] | ||
2021 | MSC Amelia | 399.8 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,656 | 228,786 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [60] | ||
2021 | MSC Diletta | 399.8 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,656 | 228,786 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [61] | ||
2021 | MSC Michelle | 399.8 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,656 | 228,786 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [62] | ||
2021 | MSC Allegra | 399.8 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 200.1 | 23,656 | 228,786 | MSC (Switzerland) | Liberia | [63] | ||
12 | 2020 | CMA CGM Jacques Saadé | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201 | 23,112 | 236,583 | CMA CGM (France) | France | [64] | |
2020 | CMA CGM Champs Elysées | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201 | 23,112 | 236,583 | CMA CGM (France) | France | [65] | ||
2020 | CMA CGM Palais Royal | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201 | 23,112 | 236,583 | CMA CGM (France) | France | [66] | ||
2020 | CMA CGM Louvre | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201 | 23,112 | 236,583 | CMA CGM (France) | France | [67] | ||
2021 | CMA CGM Rivoli | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201 | 23,112 | 236,583 | CMA CGM (France) | France | [68] | ||
2021 | CMA CGM Montmartre | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201 | 23,112 | 236,583 | CMA CGM (France) | France | [69] | ||
2021 | CMA CGM Concorde | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201 | 23,112 | 236,583 | CMA CGM (France) | France | [70] | ||
2021 | CMA CGM Trocadero | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201 | 23,112 | 236,583 | CMA CGM (France) | France | [71] | ||
2021 | CMA CGM Sorbonne | 399.9 | 1,312 | 61.3 | 201 | 23,112 | 236,583 | CMA CGM (France) | France | [72] | ||
13 | 2017 | OOCL Hong Kong | 399.9 | 1,312 | 58.8 | 193 | 21,413 | 210,890 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [73] | |
2017 | OOCL Germany | 399.9 | 1,312 | 58.8 | 193 | 21,413 | 210,890 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [74] | ||
2017 | OOCL Japan | 399.9 | 1,312 | 58.8 | 193 | 21,413 | 210,890 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [75] | ||
2017 | OOCL United Kingdom | 399.9 | 1,312 | 58.8 | 193 | 21,413 | 210,890 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [76] | ||
2017 | OOCL Scandinavia | 399.9 | 1,312 | 58.8 | 193 | 21,413 | 210,890 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [77] | ||
2018 | OOCL Indonesia | 399.9 | 1,312 | 58.8 | 193 | 21,413 | 210,890 | OOCL (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | [78] | ||
14 | 2018 | COSCO Shipping Universe | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.6 | 192 | 21,237 | 215,553 | COSCO (China) | Hong Kong | [79] | |
2018 | COSCO Shipping Nebula | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.6 | 192 | 21,237 | 215,553 | COSCO (China) | Hong Kong | [80] | ||
2019 | COSCO Shipping Galaxy | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.6 | 192 | 21,237 | 215,553 | COSCO (China) | Hong Kong | [81] | ||
2019 | COSCO Shipping Solar | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.6 | 192 | 21,237 | 215,553 | COSCO (China) | Hong Kong | [82] | ||
2019 | COSCO Shipping Star | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.6 | 192 | 21,237 | 215,553 | COSCO (China) | Hong Kong | [83] | ||
2019 | COSCO Shipping Planet | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.6 | 192 | 21,237 | 215,553 | COSCO (China) | Hong Kong | [84] | ||
15 | 2018 | CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupéry | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 59.0 | 193.6 | 20,954 | 219,277 | CMA CGM (France) | France | [85] | |
2018 | CMA CGM Jean Mermoz | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 59.0 | 193.6 | 20,954 | 219,277 | CMA CGM (France) | Malta | [86] | ||
2018 | CMA CGM Louis Blériot | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 59.0 | 193.6 | 20,954 | 219,277 | CMA CGM (France) | Malta | [87] | ||
16 | 2017 | Madrid Maersk | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.6 | 192 | 20,568 | 214,286 | Maersk (Denmark) | Denmark | [88] | |
2017 | Munich Maersk | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.6 | 192 | 20,568 | 214,286 | Maersk (Denmark) | Denmark | [89] | ||
2017 | Moscow Maersk | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.6 | 192 | 20,568 | 214,286 | Maersk (Denmark) | Denmark | [90] | ||
2017 | Milan Maersk | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.6 | 192 | 20,568 | 214,286 | Maersk (Denmark) | Denmark | [91] | ||
2017 | Monaco Maersk | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.6 | 192 | 20,568 | 214,286 | Maersk (Denmark) | Denmark | [92] | ||
2018 | Marseille Maersk | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.6 | 192 | 20,568 | 214,286 | Maersk (Denmark) | Denmark | [93] | ||
2018 | Manchester Maersk | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.6 | 192 | 20,568 | 214,286 | Maersk (Denmark) | Denmark | [94] | ||
2018 | Murcia Maersk | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.6 | 192 | 20,568 | 214,286 | Maersk (Denmark) | Denmark | [95] | ||
2018 | Manila Maersk | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.6 | 192 | 20,568 | 214,286 | Maersk (Denmark) | Denmark | [96] | ||
2018 | Mumbai Maersk | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.6 | 192 | 20,568 | 214,286 | Maersk (Denmark) | Denmark | [97] | ||
2019 | Maastricht Maersk | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.6 | 192 | 20,568 | 214,286 | Maersk (Denmark) | Denmark | [98] | ||
17 | 2017 | MOL Truth | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.0 | 190.3 | 20,182 | 210,691 | ONE (Japan) | Panama | [99] | |
2018 | MOL Treasure | 399.0 | 1,309.1 | 58.0 | 190.3 | 20,182 | 210,691 | ONE (Japan) | Panama | [100] | ||
18 | 2017 | MOL Triumph | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,170 | 210,678 | ONE (Japan) | Marshall Islands | [101] | |
2017 | MOL Trust | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,170 | 210,678 | ONE (Japan) | Marshall Islands | [102] | ||
2017 | MOL Tribute | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,170 | 210,678 | ONE (Japan) | Marshall Islands | [103] | ||
2017 | MOL Tradition | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,170 | 210,678 | ONE (Japan) | Marshall Islands | [104] | ||
19 | 2019 | Ever Glory | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,160 | 219,775 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Liberia | [105] | |
2019 | Ever Govern | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,160 | 219,688 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | [106] | ||
2019 | Ever Globe | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,160 | 219,775 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | [107] | ||
2019 | Ever Greet | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,160 | 219,688 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | [108] | ||
20 | 2018 | Ever Golden | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,124 | 219,079 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | [109] | |
2018 | Ever Goods | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,124 | 219,079 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | [110] | ||
2018 | Ever Genius | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,124 | 219,400 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | [111] | ||
2018 | Ever Given | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,124 | 219,079 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | [112] | ||
2018 | Ever Gifted | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,124 | 219,352 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Singapore | [113] | ||
2019 | Ever Grade | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,124 | 219,158 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Panama | [114] | ||
2019 | Ever Gentle | 400.0 | 1,312.3 | 58.8 | 193 | 20,124 | 217,612 | Evergreen (Taiwan) | Liberia | [115] | ||
21 | 2018 | COSCO Shipping Taurus | 399.8 | 1,312 | 58.7 | 193 | 20,119 | 194,864 | COSCO (China) | Hong Kong | [116] | |
2018 | COSCO Shipping Gemini | 399.9 | 1,312 | 58.7 | 193 | 20,119 | 194,864 | COSCO (China) | Hong Kong | [117] | ||
2018 | COSCO Shipping Virgo | 399.9 | 1,312 | 58.7 | 193 | 20,119 | 194,864 | COSCO (China) | Hong Kong | [118] | ||
2018 | COSCO Shipping Libra | 399.7 | 1,311 | 58.7 | 193 | 20,119 | 194,864 | COSCO (China) | Hong Kong | [119] | ||
2018 | COSCO Shipping Sagittarius | 399.7 | 1,311 | 58.7 | 193 | 20,119 | 194,864 | COSCO (China) | Hong Kong | [120] |
Delivery | Operator | Number | Maximum TEU | Source |
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2023 | Mediterranean Shipping Company | 4x Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 4x Jiangnan Shipyard 2x Yangzijiang Shipbuilding | 24,346 | [121] [122] |
2023 | Ocean Network Express | 6x Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United | 24,000 | [123] |
2023 | Seaspan ULC | 2x; 6 — 10 car carriers Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding | 24,000 | [124] [125] |
2022 | Evergreen | 6x Samsung Heavy Industries | 23,992 | [126] [127] |
2022 | Evergreen | 4x Jiangnan Shipyard 4x Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding | 24,004 | [128] [126] |
2023 | Hapag-Lloyd | 12x Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 23,500+ | [129] [130] |
2023 | OOCL | 6x Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering 6x Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering | 23,000 | [131] [132] |
Date of departure | Ship | TEU | Port | Destination | Ref. |
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14 February 2024 | One Infinity | 22,206 | Singapore | Rotterdam | [133] |
14 January 2024 | One Intelligence | 22,202 | Singapore | Rotterdam | |
31 December 2023 | One Inspiration | 22,159 | Singapore | Rotterdam | |
21 December 2023 | One Ingenuity | 22,071 | Singapore | Rotterdam | |
14 December 2023 | One Innovation | 22,000 | Singapore | Rotterdam | [134] |
13 November 2023 | One Integrity | 21,954 | Singapore | Rotterdam | |
14 August 2021 | Ever Ace | 21,710 | Yantian | Rotterdam | [2] |
8 April 2021 | CMA CGM Jacques Saadé | 21,433 | Singapore | Le Havre | [135] |
12 October 2020 | CMA CGM Jacques Saadé | 20,723 | Singapore | Le Havre | [136] |
8 May 2020 | HMM Algeciras | 19,621 | Yantian | Rotterdam | [137] |
28 July 2019 | MSC Gülsün | 19,574 | Tanjung Pelepas | Algeciras | [138] |
1 June 2019 | Monaco Maersk | 19,284 | Tanjung Pelepas | Rotterdam | [139] |
11 February 2019 | MOL Tribute | 19,190 | Singapore | Southampton | [140] |
August 2018 | Mumbai Maersk | 19,038 | Tanjung Pelepas | Rotterdam | [141] |
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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 in 2019, 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 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 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.
COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd. is a Chinese international container transportation and shipping company. It is a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping Holdings, and its parent company is China's state-owned COSCO Shipping.
The Sovereign class is a series of 9 container ships built for Maersk Line. The ships were built by Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 9,640 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
ZIM Rotterdam is a container ship owned by ZIM and operated by Pelican Maritime, LTD. She was built and delivered in 2010, and has served continuously since. Her summer deadweight is 116,449 tons, and she is registered in Monrovia, Liberia. Her cargo capacity is 10062 TEU.