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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 ]
Furthermore, some of the world's main waterways such as the Suez Canal and Singapore Strait restrict the maximum dimensions of a ship that can pass through them. In 2016, Prokopowicz and Berg-Andreassen defined a container ship with a capacity of 10,000 to 20,000 TEU as a Very Large Container Ship (VLCS), and one with a capacity greater than ...
Pioneering Spirit is the largest twin-hulled vessel ever built as well as, at 124 metres (407 ft), the widest ship in the world. Photo is prior to renaming of vessel. [70] [71] Q-Max (14 ships) LNG carrier: 345 m (1,132 ft) 128,900 DWT: 163,922 GT: 2008– In service [72] USS Enterprise: Aircraft carrier: 342 m (1,122 ft) 1961–2013 Retired
In 2001, more than 90% of world trade in non-bulk goods was transported in ISO containers. [7] In 2009, almost one quarter of the world's dry cargo was shipped by container, an estimated 125 million TEU or 1.19 billion tonnes worth of cargo. [8] The first ships designed to carry standardized load units were used in the late 18th century in England.
Name Class Type Length Beam Draft Gross tonnage Status Main builder Operator ref Pioneering Spirit - Crane vessel: 382 m (1,253 ft) 124 m (407 ft)
Q-Max is a type of ship, specifically a membrane type LNG carrier. In the name Q-Max, "Q" stands for Qatar and "Max" for the maximum size of ship able to dock at the Liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Qatar. Ships of this type are the largest LNG carriers in the world. [1] [10]
The largest ships have a maximal theoretical capacity of around 24,004 TEU and are among the largest container ships in the world. [1] [2] Six ships are being built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. Another seven will be built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) at two shipyards in China.
Capesize bulk carrier Cape Elise of 174,124 DWT at Inchgreen quay, Greenock, Scotland, for repairs in March 2014 after being struck by a massive wave. At 289 metres long, it was the largest ship to dock at Greenock in 20 years. [4] Ships in this class are bulk carriers, usually transporting coal, ore and other commodity