''Madrid Maersk'' was the largest
container ship
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at the time of launch,
but was surpassed shortly after by the launch of
OOCL Hong Kong
''OOCL Hong Kong'' was the List of largest container ships, largest container ship ever built at the time she was delivered in 2017, and the third container ship to surpass the 20,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) threshold. She is also the ...
, and she was the second
container ship
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to surpass the 20,000-
TEU threshold, after the
MOL Triumph
''MOL Triumph'' is a container ship completed in March 2017 by Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje, South Korea. The vessel was built for the Japanese shipping operator Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.
The ship was christened in a ceremony in South Korea on ...
. She was built at the
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd ( ko, 대우조선해양; abbreviated DSME) is one of the "Big Three" shipbuilders of South Korea, along with Hyundai and Samsung.
History
On 21 February 2011, the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group (Ma ...
shipyard and was delivered in April 2017. Her first port on her maiden voyage was
Port of Tianjin
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,
China
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.
''Madrid Maersk'' has a capacity of 20,568 TEUs and is the first of eleven second-generation
Maersk Triple E-class container ship
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 , when they were built they were the largest container ships in the world, but ...
s.
Maersk Line
Maersk Line or Maersk SeaLand is a Danish international container shipping company and the largest operating subsidiary of the Maersk Group, a Danish business conglomerate. Founded in 1928, it is the world's largest container shipping company by ...
, the company owner, is taking delivery of the remaining ten plus 17 additional smaller vessels to replace older ships through the end of 2018.
See also
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Mærsk E-class container ship
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 ...
*
Maersk Triple E-class container ship
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 , when they were built they were the largest container ships in the world, but ...
References
Merchant ships of Denmark
Container ships
Ships of the Maersk Line
2017 ships
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