NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Biggest Container Ships List

Biggest Container Ships in the World, listed by TEU capacity
Built	Name	Length o.a.	Beam	Maxium TEU	GT	Owners/Flag
2007	Ebba Mærsk	397.7 m	56.4 m	14,500	151,687	Maersk Line/Denmark
2007	Eleonora Mærsk	397.7 m	56.4 m	14,500	151,687	Maersk Line/Denmark
2006	Emma Mærsk	397.7 m	56.4 m	14,500	151,687	Maersk Line/Denmark
2006	Estelle Mærsk	397.7 m	56.4 m	14,500	151,687	Maersk Line/Denmark
2007	Evelyn Maersk	397.7 m	56.4 m	14,500	151,687	Maersk Line/Denmark
2006	Georg Mærsk	367.3 m	42.8 m	10,150	97,933	Maersk Line/Denmark
2006	Gerd Mærsk	367.3 m	42.8 m	10,150	97,933	Maersk Line/Denmark
2005	Gjertrud Mærsk	367.3 m	42.8 m	10,150	97,933	Maersk Line/Denmark
2005	Grete Mærsk	367.3 m	42.8 m	10,150	97,933	Maersk Line/Denmark
2005	Gudrun Mærsk	367.3 m	42.8 m	10,150	97,933	Maersk Line/Denmark
2005	Gunvor Mærsk	367.3 m	42.8 m	10,150	97,933	Maersk Line/Denmark
2006	CSCL Le Havre	336.7 m	45.6 m	9,580	107,200	Danaos Shipping/Cyprus
2006	CSCL Pusan	336.7 m	45.6 m	9,580	107,200	Danaos Shipping/Cyprus
200	CSCL Zeebrugge	335.0 m	45.6 m	9,580	107,200	Seaspan Container Line/Hong Kong
2007	Xin Hamburg	335.0 m	45.6 m	9,580	107,200	China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL)/Hong Kong
2007	Xin Hong Kong	335.0 m	45.6 m	9,580	107,200	China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL)/Hong Kong
2006	Xin Los Angeles	336.7 m	45.6 m	9,580	107,200	China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL)/Hong Kong
2006	Xin Shanghai	336.7 m	45.6 m	9,580	107,200	China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL)/Hong Kong
2006	Cosco Beijing	350.0 m	42.8 m	9,469	99,833	Costamare Shipping/Greece
2006	Cosco Hellas	350.0 m	42.8 m	9,469	99,833	Costamare Shipping/Greece
2006	Cosco Guangzhou	350.0 m	42.8 m	9,469	99,833	Costamare Shipping/Greece
2006	Cosco Ningbo	350.0 m	42.8 m	9,469	99,833	Costamare Shipping/Greece
2006	Cosco Yantian	350.0 m	42.8 m	9,469	99,833	Costamare Shipping/Greece
2006	CMA CGM Fidelio	350.0 m	42.8 m	9,415	99,500	CMA CGM/France
2006	CMA CGM Medea	350.0 m	42.8 m	9,415	95,000	CMA CGM/France
2006	CMA CGM Norma	350.0 m	42.8 m	9,415	95,000	CMA CGM/Bahamas
2006	CMA CGM Rigoletto	350.0 m	42.8 m	9,415	99,500	CMA CGM/France
2003	Arnold Mærsk	352.6 m	42.8 m	9,310	93,496	Maersk Line/Denmark
2003	Anna Mærsk	352.6 m	42.8 m	9,310	93,496	Maersk Line/Denmark
2004	Albert Mærsk	352.6 m	42.8 m	9,310	93,496	Maersk Line/Denmark
2004	Adrian Mærsk	352.6 m	42.8 m	9,310	93,496	Maersk Line/Denmark
2003	Arthur Mærsk	352.6 m	42.8 m	9,310	93,496	Maersk Line/Denmark
2003	Axel Mærsk	352.6 m	42.8 m	9,310	93,496	Maersk Line/Denmark
2006	NYK Vega	338.2 m	45.6 m	9,200	97,825	Nippon Yusen Kaisha/Panama
2007	NYK Venus	338.2 m	45.6 m	9,200	97,825	Nippon Yusen Kaisha/Panama
2007	NYK Vesta	338.2 m	45.6 m	9,200	97,825	Nippon Yusen Kaisha/Panama
2006	MSC Esthi	336.7 m	45.6 m	9,178	99,500	MSC/Liberia
2005	MSC Pamela	336.7 m	45.6 m	9,178	90,449	MSC/Liberia
2005	MSC Susanna	336.7 m	45.6 m	9,178	90,449	MSC/Liberia
2005	MSC Chicago	336.7 m	45.6 m	9,178	90,449	Offen Claus-Peter/Liberia
2005	MSC Bruxelles	336.7 m	45.6 m	9,178	90,449	Offen Claus-Peter/Liberia
2006	MSC Roma	336.7 m	45.6 m	9,178	99,500	Offen Claus-Peter/Liberia
2006	MSC Madeleine	348.5 m	42.8 m	9,100	107,551	MSC/Liberia
2006	MSC Ines	348.5 m	42.8 m	9,100	107,551	MSC/Liberia
2006	Hannover Bridge	336.0 m	45.8 m	9,040	89,000	Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha/Japan
2007	Harbour Bridge	336.0 m	45.8 m	9,040	89,000	Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha/Japan
2007	Humen Bridge	336.0 m	45.8 m	9,040	89,000	Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha/Japan
2002	Charlotte Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,890	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
2002	Clementine Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,890	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
2002	Columbine Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,890	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
2002	Cornelia Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,890	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
2007	Osaka Express	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,750	93,750	Hapag-Lloyd/Germany
2005	Colombo Express	335.5 m	42.8 m	8,749	93,750	Hapag-Lloyd/Germany
2006	Chicago Express	335.5 m	42.8 m	8,749	93,750	Hapag-Lloyd/Germany
2005	Kyoto Express	335.5 m	42.8 m	8,749	93,750	Hapag-Lloyd/Germany
1999	Clifford Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,680	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
1998	Sally Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,680	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
1998	Sine Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,680	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
1999	Skagen Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,680	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
1998	Sofie Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,680	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
1999	Sorø Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,680	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
1997	Sovereing Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,680	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
1997	Susan Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,680	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
1999	Svend Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,680	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
1998	Svendborg Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,680	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
2000	A.P. Møller	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,660	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
2000	Caroline Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,660	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
2000	Carsten Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,660	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
2001	Chastine Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,660	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
2001	Cornelius Mærsk	347.0 m	42.8 m	8,660	91,690	Maersk Line/Denmark
2005	CMA CGM Otello	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,488	91,400	CMA CGM/France
2005	CMA CGM Tosca	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,488	91,400	CMA CGM/France
2006	CMA CGM Nabucco	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,488	91,400	CMA CGM/France
2006	CMA CGM La Traviata	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,488	91,400	CMA CGM/France
2004	CSCL Europe	334.0 m	42.8 m	8,468	90,645	Danaos Shipping/Cyprus
2005	CSCL Africa	334.0 m	42.9 m	8,468	90,645	Seaspan Container Line/Cyprus
2004	CSCL America	334.0 m	42.90 m	8,468	90,645	Danaos Shipping /Cyprus
2004	CSCL Asia	334.0 m	42.9 m	8,468	90,645	Seaspan Container Line/Hong Kong
2004	CSCL Oceania	334.0 m	42.9 m	8,468	90,645	Seaspan Container Line/Hong Kong
2006	Mærsk Seville	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,452	94,724	Blue Star GmbH/Liberia
2005	Mærsk Santana	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,452	94,724	Blue Star GmbH/Liberia
2006	Mærsk Sheerness	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,452	94,724	Blue Star GmbH/Liberia
2005	Mærsk Sarnia	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,452	94,724	Blue Star GmbH/Liberia
2005	Mærsk Sydney	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,452	94,724	Blue Star GmbH/Liberia
2006	MSC Heidi	332.4 m	43.2 m	8,400	95,000	MSC/Panama
2005	MSC Rania	332.4 m	43.2 m	8,400	95,000	MSC/Panama
2006	MSC Silvana	332.4 m	43.2 m	8,400	95,000	MSC/Panama
2005	Houston Express	332.4 m	43.2 m	8,400	95,000	Norddeutsche Reederei/Germany
2005	Savannah Express	332.4 m	43.2 m	8,400	95,000	Norddeutsche Reederei/Germany
2006	Mærsk Stralsund	332.4 m	43.2 m	8,400	95,000	Blue Star GmbH/Liberia
2006	Mærsk Saigon	332.4 m	43.2 m	8,400	95,000	Blue Star GmbH/Liberia
2006	Mærsk Seoul	332.4 m	43.2 m	8,400	95,000	Blue Star Ship Managment GmbH/Germany
2006	Mærsk Surabaya	332.0 m	43.2 m	8,400	98,400	Offen Claus-Peter/Germany
2004	CMA CGM Hugo	334.1 m	42.8 m	8,238	90,745	NSB Niederelbe/Germany
2004	CMA CGM Vivaldi	334.1 m	42.8 m	8,238	90,745	CMA CGM/Bahamas
2004	MSC Rachele	334.1 m	42.8 m	8,238	90,745	NSB Niederelbe/Germany
2004	Pacific Link	334.1 m	42.8 m	8,238	90,745	NSB Niederelbe/Germany
2006	CMA CGM Carmen	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,204	89,800	E R Schiffahrt/Liberia
2006	CMA CGM Don Carlos	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,204	89,800	E R Schiffahrt/Liberia
2006	CMA CGM Don Giovanni	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,204	89,800	E R Schiffahrt/Liberia
2006	CMA CGM Parsifal	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,204	89,800	E R Schiffahrt/Liberia
2005	Cosco China	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,204	91,649	E R Schiffahrt/Liberia
2006	Cosco Germany	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,204	89,800	E R Schiffahrt/Liberia
2006	Cosco Napoli	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,204	89,800	E R Schiffahrt/Liberia
2006	YM Unison	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,189	88,600	Yang Ming Line/Taiwan
2006	YM Utmost	335.0 m	42.8 m	8,189	88,600	Yang Ming Line/Taiwan
2005	MSC Lucy	324.8 m	42.8 m	8,089	89,954	MSC/Panama
2005	MSC Maeva	324.8 m	42.8 m	8,089	89,954	MSC/Panama
2005	MSC Rita	324.8 m	42.8 m	8,089	89,954	MSC/Panama
2005	MSC Busan	324.8 m	42.8 m	8,089	89,954	Offen Claus-Peter/Panama
2005	MSC Beijing	324.8 m	42.8 m	8,089	89,954	Offen Claus-Peter/Panama
2006	MSC Toronto	324.8 m	42.8 m	8,089	89,954	Offen Claus-Peter/Panama
2006	MSC Charleston	324.8 m	42.8 m	8,089	89,954	Offen Claus-Peter/Panama
2006	MSC Vittoria	324.8 m	42.8 m	8,089	89,954	MSC/Panama
2005	Ever Champion	339.9 m	42.8 m	8,073	90,449	NSB Niederelbe/Marshall Islands
2005	Ever Charming	339.9 m	42.8 m	8,073	90,449	NSB Niederelbe/Marshall Islands
2006	Ever Chivalry	339.9 m	42.8 m	8,073	90,449	NSB Niederelbe/Marshall Islands
2006	Ever Conquest	339.9 m	42.8 m	8,073	90,449	NSB Niederelbe/Marshall Islands
2006	Ital Contessa	339.9 m	42.8 m	8,073	90,449	NSB Niederelbe/Marshall Islands
2005	Lt Cortesia	339.9 m	42.8 m	8,073	90,449	NSB Niederelbe/Marshall Islands
2006	OOCL Asia	323.0 m	42.8 m	8,063	89,097	OOCL/Hongkong
2005	OOCL Atlanta	323.0 m	42.8 m	8,063	89,097	OOCL/Hongkong
2006	OOCL Europe	323.0 m	42.8 m	8,063	89,097	OOCL/Hongkong
2004	OOCL Hamburg	323.0 m	42.8 m	8,063	89,097	OOCL/Marshall Islands
2003	OOCL Long Beach	323.0 m	42.8 m	8,063	89,097	OOCL/Marshall Islands
2004	OOCL Ningbo	323.0 m	42.8 m	8,063	89,097	OOCL/Marshall Islands
2003	OOCL Shenzhen	323.0 m	42.8 m	8,063	89,097	OOCL/Hongkong
2005	OOCL Tianjin	323.0 m	42.8 m	8,063	89,097	OOCL/Marshall Islands
2007	OOCL Tokyo	323.0 m	42.8 m	8,063	89,097	OOCL/Hong Kong

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The size of a container ship is defined throughout the world in terms of TEU capacity. The exception is the Maersk Line. It does not quote the TEU capacity, but instead the maximum load capacity in terms of filled TEUs with an average 14 tonne total weight. This value is always less than the raw TEU capacity. These values are noted in the table above.
Information on true container ship capacities is commercially sensitive and may be several thousand TEUs higher.
This list is updated as large ships are completed.

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