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In 1988, MSC entered the cruise business by buying the liner Monterey. [12] In 1989, they purchased Lauro Lines. The new company was named StarLauro Cruises and had 2 ships, Monterey and Achille Lauro. [17] In 1994, the company ordered its first newly constructed container ships, which were delivered beginning in 1996 with MSC Alexa.
This is a list of the 30 largest container shipping companies as of February 2024, according to Alphaliner, ranked in order of the twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity of their fleet. [1] In January 2022, MSC overtook Maersk for the container line with the largest shipping capacity for the first time since 1996. [2]
Class Ship Capacity () Entered service Displacement Length (metres) Note Triple E class (first generation) Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller: 18,270 TEU: 2013
The vast majority of containers moved by large, ocean-faring container ships are 20-foot (1 TEU) and 40-foot (2 TEU) ISO-standard shipping containers, with 40-foot units outnumbering 20-foot units to such an extent that the actual number of containers moved is between 55%–60% of the number of TEUs counted. [1]
Acquired two cruise ships, Hyundai Kumgang and Hyundai Pongnae. Opened Hyundai Busan container terminal, the largest public container terminal in Korea. 2000s. Proclaimed the new management vision for the 21st century, 'HMM21'. President and CEO, Choong-Shik Kim was awarded Gold Tower industrial medal in the 5th Ocean Day.
After the war, the company decided to rebuild its shipping business, but concentrating on passenger traffic, particularly across the Atlantic. [8] In 1946–1947 they bought three American-owned cargo ships, refitting them with accommodation for 25 first class passengers, and in 1947 commenced a scheduled liner service between Genoa, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. [7]
The Grimaldi Group is a conglomerate of companies linked to the logistics business with a main focus on shipping. The main brands of the company are: [3] Grimaldi Lines – covering the activities of two companies, Grimaldi Euromed and Grimaldi Deepsea, including maritime transport of cargo and passengers in the Mediterranean as well as freight only services between the Mediterranean, Northern ...
Several cruises were organized, including the "imperial" cruise for celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of Napoleon I and the around-the-world cruises in 1972 and 1974. However, the ship, built for the cold climate of the North Atlantic, was not designed for tropical heat, and full-time operation of it as a cruise ship proved costly. [77]