TOP CONTAINER SHIPS IN WORLD
To know the
different types of containerships let’s first dive into its history which began
in 1955 when the ship Clifford Kroger’s was launched its inaugural operation
involved the ferrying of around 600 cargo containers from British Columbia to
Skagway
the world's first purpose-built container ship
measured slightly over 102 meters 0lengthwise with breadth of over 40 meters
and a height of over seven meters with grid of around 4,000 tons after almost
six decades the container shipping industry now carries about 60% of the value
of goods shipped by RC and it is predicted that in the next decade 90% of the
general global cargo will be shipped in containers container ships are
considered to be the fastest mode of shipping transport and can reach speed to
an average of 20 to 25 knots however many shipping lines are opting for slow
steaming to cope up with rising bunker fuel prices and over capacity
There are many types of container ships which
can be classified on the basis of
· generation
· Size of the container ship
· Handling modes of the ship
· Service range
Types of
containerships in terms of size and generation. First generation as mentioned earlier
the first generation of container ship came into existence in 1955 when the
world’s first purpose-built containership was launched
The first generation of container
ship traded between
1955 to1970 and had a carrying capacity of 500 to 800 TEU or twenty-foot equivalent
units mostly tanker ships and bulk cargo ships were modified to carry containers
during that time
Second generation cellular ships, the second generation of the
container ships came into picture during 1972 1980 when cellular container
ships were made in shipyards to exclusively carry container cargo the capacity
of these ships was in-between 1,000 to 2,500 TEU and the ship’s length can go
up to 215 meter MV Koringa was the world's first fully cellular purpose-built
container ship
Third generation or Panama ships these ships were introduced during
the 1980sas the growing economies rapidly pushed need of larger container ship
to lower the operating costs per duo the Panama ships were made keeping in mind
that they can cross the Panama Canal with capacity of 4,000 TEU this generation
vessel dominated the container trade between 1980 to 1988 the length of these
vessels was between 250 to 290 meters
Fourth generation or post-panama ships the new size and capacity of vessels
which were introduced in 1988 known as post-panamax had 4500 TEU capacity and width
of 32 point 2 meter which was the width limit requirement of Panama Canal at
that time the length of these ships was between 275 to 305 meters a PLC 10 container
ship plus ships were the first post-panamax vessels
Fifth generation or post-panamax plus in 1996 post-panama plus vessel with
a container capacity of 6500 teu was introduced which were not long but wider to
be more efficient as time passed container ships with 8,000 TEU Marc started
sailing at sea with deeper drafts and having a length of approximately 335
meters
Six generations SUEZMAX OR VLCS ships or very large container ships from
the year 2006 a drastic change was witnessed in the container ship construction
and very large container ships were introduced with a capacity of 11,000 to
14,000 TEU a length of approximately 400 meters which were able to pass the
Suez Canal Emma Maersk is one of the most famous vices which came into fame
because of its length and tea in 2006
New Panama ships in 2016 as the new extended Panama Canal was
inaugurated container ships with carrying capacity of 12,500 TEU were
introduced to cross the new canal with length of up to 360 six meters
post Suisse Max or ultra large
container ships a
further extension of the sous Max design led to the introduction of ultra large
container ship class of 18,000 to 21,000 TEU and above in 2013 these ships are
400 meter long and affected by the size restrictions of the Suez Canal the
Triple E Class ships by mask were the first to breach this mark
Malaka max these are ships design which are not yet built but on
paper they can go up to the length of 500 meter which will become the longest
ship in the world with a capacity of 25,000 TEU
Container ship types on the basis of cargo handling
Conroe ships Conroe stands for container roll-on/roll-off vessels
these ships can carry combination of contain and barrack did cargo the
containers are mostly stored on deck and the transport rolling cargo will be
loaded in their ships belly or hold their twin decks can be hoisted or lowered
to adjust deck heights to suit the cargo weather cursor other heavy vehicles
Lolo
ships Lolo stands for lift on liftoff ships which are provided with cranes
to lift the cargo for loading or unloading both 20-foot containers and 40-foot containers
can be shipped on board these Lolo vessels for the cargo which cannot be fitted
inside the containers it can be lifted placed and secured directly omits deck
or hold good amount of space are made available on the top deck so that it can
be altered to fit the needs of the freight that is lifted on for transportation
Container
ships on the basis of service range
Barges for inland waterways container
carrying barges are used to transport the containers into inland waters where
feeder vessels cannot transit in this type of intermodal transport the barge
carries 100 to 300 containers depending upon the size of the barge the barge
can be self-propelled or can be pushed using tugs attached to it
Feeder vessels these are small capacity of ships
having capacity of around 1,000 TEU use as the name suggests these ships are suitable
for feeder services it will feed cargo to mother vessels from smaller ports to
larger ports or from larger ports to smaller ports where a bigger vessel cannot
dock per sale
Mother vessel the mother vessel is big in size as compared
to feed a vessel and is usually bounded for international trades to serve
between major big ports mother vessels have the capacity to carry thousands of
containers and it can vary from 2,000 to 21,000 TEU mother vessel calls only
main ports and covers large distance compared to feed a vessel
container ships
in the range of 5,000 to 8,000 tare considered to be the most flexible in terms
of the port's they can access and the market they can service since using
larger ships require fewer port calls however a ULCS provide better provision
to carry huge amount of cargo for the same distance providing larger savings
and fuel and operating costs therefore the limits of economies to scale in
container shipping are much more limited by commercial attributes than by technical
constraints
Container ships
what are they are specialized cargo ships for the transport of goods in large
homogenous containers
TOP CONTAINER SHIPS IN THE WORLD
1 ] The leader of our list it is the flagship of
the world’s container fleet named Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller this ship is 400 meters long and 59
meters wide it has 14 point 5 meters of draft and 165 thousand tons of
deadweight tonnage it also has two engines with 30,000 kilowatts of power and
two propellers they are the parts of twin shed repulsion system
2 ] Containership
manufacturers is Samsung Heavy Industries Orient overseas container
Lines was the
customer of the next mega container vessel named the OOCL Brussels
the vessel is three hundred sixty six point four meters in length and forty
eight point two meters in breadth with 144 thousand 150 tons of deadweight and
141,003 GRT that is gross register tonnage the Brussels can transport cargo
weighing up to thirteen thousand two hundred eighteen the ship speed of about
twenty three knots is provided by an engine with fifty four thousand two hundred
kilowatts of power
3 ] The next
container vessel from the same manufacturer is the UMM SALAL its customer is the United Arab shipping
company this a 13 class ship is located in the Middle East it is 366 meters
long and 48 meters wide with one hundred forty five thousand three hundred
twenty seven point nine tons of dead weight and 25 knots of speed its maximum
container capacity is 13,500
4 ] The south Korea
company also constructed the next of the 13,800 TEU class biggest container
vessels for the Mediterranean shipping company it is The MSC Daniela
and was supplied in 2008 the vessel length is 366 meters with width of 51
meters and draft of 15meters the ship has a deadweight tonnage of 165 thousand
517 tons this can be increased due to the engine room and separate deck house
the maximum engine power is 70 mm 240 kilo watts and the ship speed is 25 point
2 knots
5 ] The other
major ship building company is Daiwa Ship building and marine engineering which
has produced four big container vessels one of them is the MSC DANIT which
was built for d'Or Delos finance Corps and is operated by the Mediterranean
shipping company the vessel measures three hundred 65.5 meters in length and
fifty 1.2 meters in width with a draught of 16 meters the MSC danit has a dead
weight of 165517 tons and 14,000 TEU of
carrying capacity a 12 cylinder diesel engine with 72,000 240 kilowatts of
power at 104 rpm allows the ship to operate at a working speed of 24.1 knots
the vessel has to tunnel bow thrusters that provide high mobility
6 ] The Singapore-based
NOL group has one of ten 14,000 TEU class container vessels this one named the APLT Temasek it is three hundred sixty eight point five meters long and 51 meters
wide with a dead weight of 150 thousand nine hundred thirty six tons the ship is
equipped with many innovations such as abrader monohull an S type long stroke
main engine drives a fixed pitch propeller and has electronic fuel injection
7 ]
China shipping container Lines manages eight extra-large container vessels one of them is
the CSCL star which was put into operation at the beginning of 2011 the ships route
runs between the Far East and Europe it’s dead weight is 155 thousand four
hundred seventy tons and it has carrying capacity of fourteen thousand one
hundred TEU of cargo the container vessels maximum speed of 26 knots is
provided by a diesel engine with 70 mm240 kilo watts of power
8 ]
Emma Maersk a
vessel from the Maersk E series was put into operation in 2006 at that time it was
the largest container ship among all such vessels it is three hundred ninety-seven
point 71 meters long and fifty six point four meters wide with the deadweight
of 158200 tons the ship can transport cargo weighing fourteen thousand seven
hundred seventieth it has a fourteen cylinder in-line engine power of eighty
thousand eighty kilowatts at 102 RPM which allows working speed of 25.2 knots
9 ] There are only
three large container vessels in the 16,000 TEU Explorer class the CMA CGM Marco polo is the biggest not only of this class but in the whole world it was
built in 2011 by davho ship building and marine engineering it measures 396
meters in length and 54 meters in width with 16 meters of draft the Marco Polo
has two engines with 30,000 kilowatt of power and two propellers they are the
parts of a twinscag propulsion system
10 ]
The Hamburg Express Hyundai Heavy Industries built it especially for Hapag Lloyd it belongs
to the 13,200 declass and is the flagship of a new fleet the ship is 366 meters
in length48 meters in width and has 15 point 5metres of draft it has a dead
weight of140 mm 92 tones and a gross register tonnage of 140 mm 295 tones the
carrying capacity of the Hamburg Expresses 13,000 169 TEU of cargo the ship’s
maximum speed of 23.6 knots is provided by an 11 cylinder diesel engine with
502447 kilowatts of power
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