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SSCV Thialf is a huge semi-submersible crane vessel operated by the Netherlands-based Heerema Marine Contractors; it was the largest crane vessel in the world until the SSCV Sleipnir became the largest in 2019.
MarineTraffic is a maritime analytics provider, [1] which provides real-time information on the movements of ships and the current location of ships in harbors and ports. [2] A database of information on the vessels includes for example details of the location where they were built plus dimensions of the vessels, gross tonnage and International ...
AIS is intended to assist a vessel's watchstanding officers and allow maritime authorities to track and monitor vessel movements. AIS integrates a standardized VHF transceiver with a positioning system such as a Global Positioning System receiver, with other electronic navigation sensors, such as a gyrocompass or rate of turn indicator .
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]
Largest container ship until the completion of CSCL Globe in 2014. In service MOL Triumph: Triumph-class Marshall Islands Mitsui O.S.K. Lines: 2017 192,672 In service MSC Gülsün: Gülsün-class Panama Mediterranean Shipping Company: 2019 232,618 In service OOCL Germany: OOCL G-class Hong Kong OOCL: 2017 210,890 In service OOCL Hong Kong: OOCL ...
The new Generation 4 ships, introduced in 2015, are faster and more fuel efficient than their predecessors. They are still ConRO, combination roll-on/roll-off (RORO) and container, ships but with the accommodation in the middle of the ship rather than at the stern as in the previous generation. [2]
The port facility in pink along with the usual route of ships entering Newark Bay via The Narrows and Kill Van Kull between Bayonne, New Jersey, and Staten Island Container port facilities at Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal seen from Bayonne, New Jersey Part of the A.P. Moller Container terminal at Port Elizabeth USACE patrol boat on Newark Bay
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 ]