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Five ‘World’s Largest Containership’ Titleholders SPOTD

Five ‘World’s Largest Containership’ Titleholders SPOTD

Mike Schuler
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May 27, 2015

Today’s ship photos are of five containerships that were once considered the world’s largest by TEU carrying capacity. The list starts with the mighty Emma Maersk, part of the Mearsk E-Class, delivered in 2006. While each of these ships would eventually be joined by sister vessels of equal size, each at one point was considered the sole titleholder for the ‘world’s biggest’.

MV Emma Maersk (2006) – 11,000+ TEU (Updated to 15,500 TEU)

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MV CMA CGM Marco Polo (2012) – 16,000+ TEU

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MV Maersk McKinney Moller (2013) – 18,000+ TEU

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MV CSCL Globe (2014) – 19,000 TEU

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MV MSC Oscar (2015) – 19,221 TEU

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The next ship to claim the title as the world’s biggest boxship is still yet to be determined, but I’d place my money on it being over 20,000 TEU. 

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