Ultra Large Container Ship
The HMM Oslo , a ULCS with a typical structure
The size designation Ultra Large Container Ship (ULCS) or Ultra Large Container Vessel (ULCV) (German: Ultragroßes Containerschiff), also Megaboxer , is the group of the largest container ships currently in use .
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The size specification Ultra Large Container Ship refers to container ships which, depending on the definition, can transport standard containers between well over 10,500 and 12,000 ( TEU ). The first type of ship of this size was the "E" class built from 2006 by the Danish Odense Staalskibsværft . In all ULCS designs that were built according to the Mærsk "E" class, the machinery is arranged aft and the deckhouse far forward, which enables an improved line of sight and thus higher forward deck loading. Among other things, the bunker tanks are arranged below the superstructure in order to meet the applicable MARPOL regulations. Except for the Mærsk “E” class, all other types were built in shipyards in Asia - especially in the South Korean shipyards Daewoo, Hyundai and Samsung. Other types were built at Chinese and Japanese shipyards.
At the turn of the year 2008/09, 53 ships of this size were already under construction or completed, and another 154 were planned or ordered.
Ship types or classes
| ULCS ship types and classes | |||||||
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| designation | Shipyard | construction time | Number* | length | width | Load capacity** | nominal container capacity *** |
| Emma Mærsk class | Odense Staalskibsværft | 2006 to 2008 | 8th | 397.71 m | 56.20 m | 156,907 dw | 14,770 TEU |
| MSC Daniela type | Samsung Heavy Industries | 2008 to 2010 | 8th | 365.50 m | 52.20 m | 157,000 dw | 13,800 TEU |
| CMA-CGM-Christophe-Colomb class | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 2009 to 2011 | 6th | 365.50 m | 52.20 m | 157,092 dw | 13,344 TEU |
| MSC Danit type | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 2009 to 2012 | 23 | 365.50 m | 52.20 m | 157,000 dw | 14,000 TEU |
| Hyundai 13,000 TEU standard type | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 2010 until today | 50 | 366.50 m | 48.20 m | 142,000 dw | 13,100 TEU |
| MSC Fabiola type | Samsung Heavy Industries | 2010 to 2011 | 6th | 366.08 m | 48.20 m | 146,000 dw | 12,600 TEU |
| MSC Beryl type | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Company | 2010 to 2012 | 7th | 365.80 m | 48.40 m | 139,400 dw | 12,400 TEU |
| COSCO Belgium type | Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Company | 2011 to 2014 | 8th | 365.90 m | 52.20 m | 156,605 dw | 13,386 TEU |
| CSCL star type | Samsung Heavy Industries | 2010 to 2012 | 8th | 366.07 m | 51.20 m | 155,470 dw | 13,300 TEU |
| APL Temasek type | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 2011 to 2014 | 10 | 368.50 m | 51.00 m | 150,936 dw | 14,000 TEU |
| UASC A13 class | Samsung Heavy Industries | 2011 to 2012 | 9 | 365.93 m | 51.20 m | 145,327 dw | 13,470 TEU |
| CMA-CGM-Marco-Polo type | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 2012 to 2013 | 3 | 396.00 m | 53.60 m | 187,625 dw | 16,020 TEU |
| OOCL M-class | Samsung Heavy Industries | 2012 to 2014 | 10 | 366.47 m | 48.20 m | 144,342 dw | 13,200 TEU |
| Triple E class | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 2012 to 2018 | 31 | 399.00 m | 59.00 m | 194,153 dw | 18,270 TEU |
| Thalassa Hellas series | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 2013 to 2014 | 10 | 368.45 m | 51.00 m | 152,344 dw | 13,806 TEU |
| Hyundai Dream type | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 2013 to 2014 | 5 | 365.50 m | 48.40 m | 146,046 dw | 13,154 TEU |
| MSC London type | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | 2014 to 2015 | 6th | 399.00 m | 54.00 m | 186,650 dw | 16,652 TEU |
| CSCL globe type | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 2014 to 2015 | 5 | 399.67 m | 58.60 m | 184,320 dw | 19,000 TEU |
| UASC A15 class | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 2014 to 2017 | 11 | 368.52 m | 51.00 m | 134,300 dw | 15,000 TEU |
| UASC A18 class | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 2014 to 2016 | 6th | 400.00 m | 58.60 m | 199,744 dw | 18,800 TEU |
| Olympic series | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 2014 to 2015 | 6th | 394.50 m | 59.00 m | 199,273 dw | 19,224 TEU |
| 14,000 TEU saver design | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 2014 to 2017 | 15th | approx. 368.00 m | approx. 51.00 m | 137,825 dw | 14,080 TEU |
| Millau Bridge type | Imabari Shipbuilding | 2014 to 2015 | 5 | 365.94 m | 51.20 m | 147,443 dw | 13,870 TEU |
| CMA-CGM-Kerguelen type | Samsung Heavy Industries | since 2014 | 6th | 398.00 m | 54.00 m | 186,745 dw | 17,722 TEU |
| Pegasus class | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Samsung Heavy Industries |
2015 to 2017 | 12 | 398.50 m | 59.07 m | 200,148 dw | 19,437 TEU |
| Triton type | Samsung Heavy Industries | 2015 to 2016 | 5 | 369.00 m | 51.03 m | 131,600 dw | 14,424 TEU |
| NYK Bird class | Japan Marine United | 2015 until today | 10 | 364.15 m | 51.00 m | 139,335 dw | 14,026 TEU |
| Cosco Shipping Himalayas series | Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding Company | 2015 until today | 5 | 366.00 m | 51.27 m | 153,300 dw | 14,568 TEU |
| MOL 20,000 TEU type | Samsung Heavy Industries Imabari Shipbuilding |
2016 to 2018 | 6th | 400 m | 58.80 m | 196,878 dw | 20,150 TEU |
| OOCL G-Class | Samsung Heavy Industries | 2015 to 2018 | 6th | 399.87 m | 58.80 m | 191,317 dw | 21,143 TEU |
| Mærsk H class | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 2015 until today | 11 | 353.02 m | 53.50 m | 162,050 dw | 15,226 TEU |
| CMA CGM 20,600 TEU type | Hanjin Heavy Industries | 2016 until today | 3 | 400.00 m | 59.00 m | 199,855 dw | 20,766 TEU |
| COSCOCS 20,000 TEU type | Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Dalian Shipbuilding |
2015 until today | 13 | 399.82 m | 58.60 m | 201,868 dw | 21,200 TEU |
| Evergreen 20,000 TEU type | Imabari Shipbuilding | 2015 until today | 11 | 399.99 m | 58.80 m | 199,692 dw | 20,000 TEU |
| MSC Megamax-24 | Samsung Heavy Industries Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering |
2018 to date | 11 | approx. 400 m | approx. 61.40 m | approx. 200,000 dw | approx. 23,000 TEU |
| CMA CGM Megamax-24 | China State Shipbuilding Corporation | 2018 to date | 9 | approx. 400 m | approx. 61.40 m | approx. 230,000 dw | approx. 22,500 TEU |
| HMM Megamax class | Samsung Heavy Industries Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering |
2018 to date | 12 | approx. 400 m | approx. 61.40 m | approx. 230,000 dw | approx. 24,000 TEU |
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Data: Equasis and information from the relevant classification societies * The number includes units under construction and units under construction ** The values for load-bearing capacity are partially rounded *** The values for the container capacity vary depending on the source |
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Web links
- Ultra Large Container Ship at Antiport (PDF file; 357 kB)
- Johannes Cornelius van Ham: The feasibility of mega container vessels (English; PDF; 140 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lines react flexibly , Deutsche Seeschifffahrt, December 2008, p. 38/39
- ↑ Equasis homepage (English)