Emma Maersk’s Wärtsilä-Sulzer Super Ship Engine – Part 2
A look "under the hood" of the World's Largest container ship ever built. The engine that powers the Emma Maersk.
Updated: February 5, 2026 (Originally published February 13, 2009)
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