Maersk to have ultra-large vessels soon, not to call Indian ports initially
Sisir Pradhan | The Dollar Business World’s largest container ship liner Maersk Line has signed a MoU with South Korean shipbuilding major Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for construction of 11 plus 6 optional second generation Triple-E container vessels. The ultra-large container carriers will have a capacity of 19,630 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent) each and have a length of approximately 400 meters, width of 58.6 meters, and a draft of 16.5 meters. Maersk Line has said the new vessels will be the largest in its fleet and the vessels will replace smaller and less efficient vessels on busy Asia-Europe trade route. Notably, due to rising fuel cost and stricter environmental norms, vessel operators around the world are introducing larger carriers which can ...
