container ships

How big are the world’s largest ocean container ships?

Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine in June launched the largest container ship ever built, the aptly named Ever Alot.

The massive ship has a capacity of 24,004 twenty-foot equivalent units, just a little more than its slightly older sibling, the Ever Ace, launched in July 2021 and the former world record holder at 23,992 TEUs. 

The Ever Alot is more than 1,300 feet long and 203 feet wide. If you were to stack the Ever Alot vertically, it would be taller than the Empire State Building in New York City.

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South Korea Raises Typhoon-alert; New Pacific System May Impact Mexico and U.S

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  • After an eerily quiet August, the tropics from Atlantic to Pacific are now looking a lot more like one would expect for early September.
  • There’s a tropical storm and a hurricane in the Atlantic, a strong typhoon headed toward a high-impact encounter with South Korea, and a new depression in the East Pacific.
  • Its likely to bring heavy rain to the Baja Peninsula and perhaps even some much-needed showers to parts of Southern California.

A recent news article published in the Yale Climate...

https://mfame.guru/south-korea-raises-typhoon-alert-new-pacific-system-may-impact-mexico-and-u-s/

FreightWaves Classics: Malcom McDowell’s containership begins first journey in 1956

Malcom McLean in the foreground with a Sea-Land container behind him. (Photo: Maersk)

On this date in 1956 the first commercially successful container ship began its maiden voyage on a route from New Jersey to Texas. The Ideal X and its 58 intermodal containers began a revolution in shipping that is still echoing around the world today.

Background

A McLean Trucking Company patch. (Photo: NC Historic Sites)A McLean Trucking Company patch. (Photo: NC Historic Sites)

Malcom P. McLean recognized the potential to haul motor freight when he was just a teenager. The native of Maxton, North Carolina, purchased his first truck in 1934 and began...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-malcom-mcdowells-containership-begins-first-journey-in-1956

Top 10: The largest container ships in the world

Container ships play a vital role in the distribution of goods around the world. With the largest of them having a capacity of approximately 24,000TEU, they facilitate the smooth flow of the supply chain across oceans and continents.

In the following list, we have included the largest container vessels in the world in terms of carrying capacity calculated in TEU.

  1. Ever Ace – 23,992TEU
Gross Tonnage:235,579
Length:399.9 meters
Beam:61.5 meters
Draught:16.5 meters
Flag:Panama

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https://container-news.com/top-10-the-largest-container-ships-in-the-world/

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