 Axel Maersk entering the Port of Rotterdam | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Odense Steel Shipyard |
| Operators | Maersk Line |
| In service | 2003–present |
| Planned | 6 |
| Completed | 6 |
| Active | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | 93,496 GT |
| Length | 352.25 m (1,155.7 ft) |
| Beam | 42.9 m (141 ft) |
| Draft | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Capacity | 8,272 TEU |
The A class is a series of 6 container ships built for Maersk Line. The ships were built by Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 8,272 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). [1]