CSCL trumps Maersk Triple-E with larger ship order
China Shipping Container Lines Co (CSCL) has taken large scale ships to the next level, following the order of five ships even bigger than the enormous Maersk Triple-E, the world’s biggest containership which is due to start its maiden voyage on June 28th.
Reports this week claim the CSCL have chosen Hyundai Heavy Industries Co to construct five vessels that can each carry 18,400 20-foot boxes in the (approx) $683 million contract.
Whilst it seemed that the maximum container capacity was set by Maersk Line when it imposed its Triple-E series, which can carry 18,000 TEU containers, the Chinese shipping company have raised the bar with an order for five gargantuan container carriers which can hold a record breaking 400 TEU containers more than the Triple-E.… READ MORE


