Ultra-Large 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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Hapag-Lloyd, ONE order ultra large container ships

Two days before Christmas, Hapag-Lloyd presented its plans for six container ships, each with a carrying capacity of more than 23,500 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). On Christmas Eve, Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced it had signed a letter of intent for the long-term charter of six vessels, each with a capacity of more than 24,000 TEUs. 

Hapag-Lloyd’s six ultra large container ships will be built at the Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and delivered between...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/hapag-lloyd-one-order-ultra-large-container-ships

LR Awards AiP To Ammonia-fuelled Ultra-large Container Ship Design

LR awards AiP to DSME and MAN Energy Solutions for their ammonia-fuelled 23,000 TEU ultra-large container ship design, says an article published on their website.

AiP for container ship design

LR has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and MAN Energy Solutions for its ammonia (NH3) fuelled 23,000 TEU ultra-large container ship design.

Ammonia-fuelled ship design

The design is a key result from a Joint Development Project (JDP) launched earlier this...

https://mfame.guru/lr-awards-aip-to-ammonia-fuelled-ultra-large-container-ship-design/