Container ships play an extremely important role in the distribution of goods around the world. Today, the creation of "heroes" to transport containers is no longer a big obstacle when their capacity can reach more than 15,000 TEUs and a tonnage of up to 200,000 tons, creating favorable conditions for the global supply chain. growing demand across oceans and continents.
So now, which container ships are in the top 10 largest ships in the world in terms of carrying capacity in TEU units, please take a look at Advantage Logistics through the following article!
1. Ever Ace (23,992 TEUs)
This is the world's largest container ship belonging to the Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Line, which was put into operation in July.
Ever Ace was built by South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for about $150 million. Ever Ace made its maiden voyage from China to the port of Hamburg in August with a capacity of up to 21,718 TEU. This has created a record of container shipping in the world.
Its sister ships Ever Aim and Ever Act have also entered service. In addition, Ever Arm, Ever Alp and Ever Art are also currently under construction and are expected to be delivered to Evergreen's fleet in the upcoming 2022.
2. HMM Algeciras (23,964 TEUs)
HMM Algeciras belongs to the Korean carrier HMM and is built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Corporation (DSME). This ship was completed in April last year. After 1 month, with a tonnage of up to 19,621 TEU, this ship started its first voyage from China to Europe and called at the port in Rotterdam.
HMM Algeciras is the first in a series of large ships of the same capacity including HMM Copenhagen, HMM Dublin, HMM Gdansk, HMM Hamburg, HMM Le Havre and HMM Helsinki.
3. HMM Oslo (23,820 TEUs)
HMM Oslo, along with its sister ships HMM Rotterdam, HMM Stockholm, HMM Southampton and HMM St Petersburg, are part of the container ships in the series of 12 Algeciras vessels, which differ only in their capacity of 144 ΤEU. They are built by SHI and will be added to HMM's fleet in 2020.
HMM St Petersburg – the last of 12 24,000 TEU container ships of HMM made its first voyage from Yantian port (China) in September 2020 to Europe with a capacity of 19,529 TEU.
Basically, all of the above-mentioned HMM ships are equipped with dust filtration systems to meet the new IMO 2020 environmental regulations, including optimized hull design and high-efficiency engines.
4. MSC Gulsun (23,756 TEUs)
Built in 2019 at the SHI shipyard, the MSC Gulsun is the first of a series of ships in the Gulsun family. This ship sailed to Europe for the first time last August. It possesses a carrying capacity of 23,756 TEU, similar to MSC Samar, MSC Mia, MSC Febe, MSC Leni and MSC Ambra.
The Gulsun family is also related to 10 other container ships built at DSME, including MSC Mina, MSC Isabella, MSC Arina and MSC Sixin with a capacity of less than 100 TEUs. Besides, MSC Michelle, MSC Nela, MSC Apolline and MSC Amelia can carry 23,782 TEUs, while MSC Diletta and MSC Allegra can carry up to 23,936 TEUs (according to MSC data).
The 23,000 TEU class ships have many eco-friendly features such as an IMO-approved hybrid exhaust cleaning system to produce lower CO2 , using a low-sulfur or regulated fuel source. to liquefy natural gas (LNG) in the future.
5. CMA CGM Jacques Saadé (23,112 TEUs)
This is the first 23,000-TEU class container ship in history to be powered by liquefied natural gas, built in July 2018 at China State Shipbuilding Company (CSSC) in Shanghai and put into operation. 2 years later. In September 2020, this ship joined the French Asia Line 1 (FAL1) transport route - one of the longest sea routes in the world connecting Asia with Northern Europe.
Referring to CMA CGM Jacques Saadé may also remember CMA CGM Champs Elysées, CMA CGM Palais Royal, CMA CGM Louvre, CMA CGM Rivoli, CMA CGM Montmartre, CMA CGM Concorde, CMA CGM Trocadero and CMA CGM Sorbonne as they are all certified. named from famous monuments in Paris. CMA CGM Sorbonne also joined the company's fleet in early July.
6. OOCL Hong Kong (21,413 TEU)
Owned by Orient Overseas Container Line Company Limited (OOCL) based in Hong Kong. OOCL Hong Kong is currently the 6th largest container ship globally and the first in the world to surpass the 21,000 TEU mark.
Built at the SHI shipyard and delivered to OOCL's fleet in 2017, OOCL Hong Kong is the first in a series of vessels that include OOCL Germany, OOCL Japan, OOCL Scandinavia, OOCL UK and OOCL Indonesia. This ship has started its Asia-Europe trade on the LL1 route.
7. COSCO Shipping Universe (21,237 TEUs)
COSCO Shipping Universe is the first of six 21,000-TEU class ships, which broke the record for China's largest cargo ship. The ship was completed in June 2018 by Jiangnan Shipyard Group in Shanghai and handed over to COSCO.
On her maiden voyage, the ship moved to ports in Europe and began operating a shipping route along the maritime Silk Road between Europe and Asia. Equipped with ABB turbochargers, COSCO Shipping Universe and other vessels COSCO Nebula, COSCO Galaxy, COSCO Star, COSCO Planet and COSCO Solar have achieved optimal performance and fuel economy for sustainable shipping. .
8. CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery (20,954 TEUs)
The 20,000 TEU cargo ship – CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery entered service in February 2018 on the FAL1 trade route.
In addition, the ship has its sister ships CMA CGM Jean Mermoz and CMA CGM Louis Bleriot, built by Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Philippines with technologically advanced engines to help reduce CO2 emissions .
9. Madrid Maersk (20,568 TEU)
This is the first container ship in a series of 11 ships of the second generation of Triple-E. Madrid Maersk was handed over to the Danish carrier in 2017 and has also been deployed on the Eurasian network around the same time.
On April 27, 2017, this largest Maersk container ship called at the Chinese port of Tianjin. Other ships such as the Munich Maersk, the Moscow Maersk, the Milan Maersk, the Monaco Maersk, the Marseille Maersk, the Manchester Maersk, the Murcia Maersk, the Manila Maersk, the Mumbai Maersk and the Maastricht Maersk were also built between 2017 and 2019.
10. MOL Truth (20,182 TEUs)
MOL Truth is the largest container ship built in Japan along with MOL Treasure.
The remaining ships including MOL Tribute, MOL Triumph, MOL Trust and MOL Tradition were transferred by SHI to Japanese shipping lines in 2017. Besides, ONE shipping line has also supported these ships to serve the routes. Asia – Nordic, part of the alliance network THE Alliance.
Through the above article, you must have known more about the 10 largest shipping lines in the world today, right?
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