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This is a list of container ships, both those in service and those which have ceased to operate. Container ships are a type of cargo ship that transports containers . For ships that have sailed under multiple names, their most recent name is used and former names are listed in the Notes section.
A container ship (also called boxship or spelled containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. Container ships are a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport and now carry most seagoing non-bulk cargo.
This is a list of container ships with a capacity larger than 20,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). Container ships have been built in increasingly larger sizes to take advantage of economies of scale and reduce expense as part of intermodal freight transport. Container ships are also subject to certain limitations in size. Primarily ...
SS Ideal X, a converted World War II T-2 oil tanker, was the first commercially successful container ship. Built by The Marinship Corporation during World War II as Potrero Hills, she was later purchased by Malcom McLean's Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company. [5] [6] [7] In 1955, the ship was modified to carry shipping containers and rechristened ...
Pages in category "Ships of the Haitian Navy" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The G4 class is the largest ConRO design in the world, slightly larger than the preceding 1980s-built G3 class but with significantly more cargo capacity. [2] They are 296 metres (971 ft) long, with a beam of 37.6 metres (123 ft) and a draft of 11.6 metres (38 ft), and have a gross tonnage of 100,430 GT, with a deadweight tonnage of 55, 649 DWT. [1]
Container ships that can go through the old Panama Canal locks are called Panamax ships and can generally hold up to 5,000 TEUs. Those vessels typically hold between 1.5 million and 2 million ...
Container ships are cargo ships that carry their entire load in truck-sized containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport . Informally known as "box boats," they carry the majority of the world's dry cargo.