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The biggest container ship
first container of a series of Triple-E, named Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, has successfully completed a two-week trial runs and two days later will be transferred from the docks Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Geoje its owner - AP group Møller-Mærsk. Dimensions of the giant vessel is quite impressive: a hull length of 400 m, width - 59 m, height - 73 m, and the maximum capacity of a standard 20-foot ISO-container is 18 270 units. Prior to this, the title of the largest container ships were twin brothers CMA CGM Marco Polo and CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt. Last stayed in this status less mesyatsa.
Source: mirfactov.com/