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The Triple E class is a family of very large container ships with a capacity of more than 18,000 TEUs, which are owned and operated by Maersk Line. With a length of 399.2 m (1,309 ft 9 in), when they were built they were the largest container ships in the world, but were subsequently surpassed by larger ones such as CSCL Globe .
Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller (Danish: [ˈmɛɐ̯sk məˈkʰini ˈmølɐ]) is the first ship of Maersk Line's Triple E class of container vessels.At the time of its entry into service in 2013, it had the largest cargo capacity in twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) of any vessel, and was the longest container ship in service worldwide.
Class Ship Capacity () Entered service Displacement Length (metres) Note Triple E class (first generation) Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller: 18,270 TEU: 2013
The E class comprises eight 14,770 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container ships. Each sister ship bears a name beginning with the letter "E". Until 2012, they were the largest container ship ever constructed , and are among the longest ships currently in use at 398 metres (1,306 ft) long and 56 metres (184 ft) wide.
Magleby Maersk has two long-stroke and low-revolution main engines MAN B&W 8S80ME-C 9.2, each with power of 39,785 horsepower (29,668 kW). The vessel is driven by two four-bladed, fixed-pitch propellers and reach maximum speed over 22.0 knots (40.7 km/h; 25.3 mph). The service and economy speed of operations is 16.0 knots (29.6 km/h; 18.4 mph).
Madrid Maersk has a capacity of 20,568 TEUs and is the first of eleven second-generation Maersk Triple E-class container ships. Maersk Line, the company owner, is taking delivery of the remaining ten plus 17 additional smaller vessels to replace older ships through the end of 2018. [4]
Madison Maersk. Madison Maersk is one of the largest very large container vessels (VLCV) in the world. The ship is Maersk Triple E class and was built in 2014 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea. The ship was ordered together with her sister ships Magleby Maersk, Maribo Maersk, Marstal Maersk, Matz Maersk and Mayview ...
[citation needed] As of 2012, the E class is still the largest by full-weight 14-tonne capacity. Marco Polo can carry 10,000 14 t containers, 16,020 if not fully loaded. [27] [28] On 21 February 2011, Maersk ordered a family of ten even larger ships from Daewoo, the Triple E class, with a capacity of 18,000 containers. A further ten ships were ...