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Maersk Line orders the world's largest, most efficient container vessels
Denmark
Thursday 24 February 2011
MD
These vessels which have a capacity of 18000 containers will travel from Asia to Europe.
Maersk Line has signed a contract for 10 of the world’s largest, most efficient container vessels with an option to buy another 20.
At 400 metres long, 59 metres wide and 73 metres tall, the Triple-E will be the largest vessel of any type known to be in operation. Its 18,000 twenty-foot container capacity is a massive 16 % larger (2,500 TEU) than Emma Mærsk.
The new, giant container vessels will be known as Triple-E, based on the three main purposes for their creation: Economy of scale, Energy efficiency, environmentally improved.
The total order amount is 4.17 billion euros.The vessels will have a capacity of 18,000 TEU and will be delivered from Korea’s DSME shipyard from 2013 to 2015.
Source : reuters, maersk
