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The gross tonnage calculation is defined in Regulation 3 of Annex 1 of The International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969. [3] It is based on two variables, and is ultimately an increasing one-to-one function of ship volume: V, the ship's total volume in cubic metres (m 3), and; K, a multiplier based on the ship volume.
In modern maritime usage, "tonnage" specifically refers to a calculation of the volume or cargo volume of a ship. Although tonnage (volume) should not be confused with displacement (the actual mass of the vessel), the long ton (or imperial ton) of 2,240 lb is derived from the fact that a "tun" of wine typically weighed that much.
OOCL G-class container ship Container ship: 399.9 m (1,312 ft) 61.3 m (201 ft) 235,341: In service COSCO Shipyard Group: OOCL: ONE Innovation: ONE I-class container ship Container ship: 399.9 m (1,312 ft) 61.4 m (201 ft) 235,311: In service Japan Marine United Corporation: Ocean Network Express: Nissei Maru: Globtik Tokyo class Supertanker
In August 2021, the record for most containers loaded onto a single ship is held by the Ever Ace, which carried a total of 21,710 TEU of containers from Yantian to Europe. [2] [needs update] As of January 2024, the record for the largest container ship is held by MSC's Irina-class with the capacity of 24,346 TEU.
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Propeller of the Liberty ship Quartette which ran aground in 1952 on the Pearl and Hermes Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. On December 21, 1952, the SS Quartette, a 422-foot-long (129 m) Liberty Ship of 7,198 gross register tons, struck the eastern reef of the Pearl and Hermes atoll at a speed of 10.5 kn (19 km/h
The Neopanamax category is based on the maximum vessel size that is able to transit a new third set of locks, which opened in June 2016. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] The third set of locks were built to accommodate a container ship with a length overall of 366 metres (1,201 ft), a maximum beam (width) of 49 metres (161 ft), and tropical fresh-water draft of ...
The table is based on the annual maritime shipping statistics provided by the British Government and the Department for Transport. It is complete and correct for the year ending 2012. [1] Statistics are published on an annual basis every September. 2022 numbers are given for actual country of ownership for dwt tonnage.