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MSC Gülsün, at the time of her launch in 2019, was the world's largest container ship. Built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, she is almost 62 metres (203 ft 5 in) wide and 400 metres (1,312 ft 4 in) long.
In some cases, a single document may serve both purposes. In general, a bill of lading serves as a legal instrument focusing on and documenting such issues as ownership, whereas a cargo manifest is often more concerned with physical aspects of the cargo, such as weight and size. When the cargo is being shipped by several different shipping ...
An electronic bill of lading (or eB/L) is the legal and functional equivalent of a paper bill of lading. [27] An electronic bill of lading must replicate the core functions of a paper bill of lading, [28] namely its functions as a receipt, as evidence of or containing the contract of carriage and as a document of title. [citation needed]
In March 2023, the company broke the record of biggest container ship in the world two times in a row by receiving the 24,116 TEU MSC Tessa mega container ship on 10 March and the 24,345 TEU MSC Irina mega container ship on 13 March. [36] In October 2023, MSC acquired a 50% stake in Italian passenger rail group NTV. [37]
The Standard Carrier Alpha Code, a two-to-four letter identification, is used by the transportation industry to identify freight carriers in computer systems and shipping documents such as Bill of Lading, Freight Bill, Packing List, and Purchase Order.
MSC Daniela is the lead ship of her class of container ship operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company that at 366 metres (1,200 ft 9 in) is one of the largest container ships of the world, with a twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) cargo capacity of 14,000 containers.
The Mediterranean Shipping Company's fleet can now carry 4.3 million standard 20-foot containers — about 2,000 more than Maersk. Maersk is no longer the world's largest container line as MSC ...
MSC Beatrice is one of the largest container ships in the world. She has a maximum capacity of 13,798 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU), or 10,500 TEU (14 t each) and is 366 metres (1,200 ft 9 in) long. [1] Because of her size the deckhouse was moved forward. This solution increases container capacity as well as improves torsional strength [2]