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3 days ago · In August 2021, the record for most containers loaded onto a single ship is held by the Ever Ace, which carried a total of 21,710 TEU of containers from Yantian to Europe. [2] As of January 2024, the record for the largest container ship is held by MSC 's Irina -class with the capacity of 24,346 TEU.
May 16, 2024 · By Ankita Tripathy. May 16, 2024. It seems wild to think that the shipping industry has undergone many changes in the past few decades. Industry has started its journey for a long period, a little longer than we can go back in time and track. The industry has always been meeting the need to move goods from one specific location to another.
May 15, 2024 · 1950s: The History of Shipping Containers Begins. In 1956, McLean had a light bulb moment. His idea was to enclose goods traded into sturdy containers. This proved a major breakthrough for the shipping industry. Essentially, McLean revolutionized the way goods were transported across the globe. The efficiency and standardization of containers ...
May 13, 2024 · American entrepreneur Malcom McLean with his Sea-Land shipping containers. The world’s first container ship, a converted World War 2 tanker ‘Ideal X’ sailed from the port of Newark to the port of Houston in 1956. It carried 58 shipping containers.
4 days ago · Maritime history is the broad overarching subject that includes fishing, whaling, international maritime law, naval history, the history of ships, ship design, shipbuilding, the history of navigation, the history of the various maritime-related sciences ( oceanography, cartography, hydrography, etc.), sea exploration, maritime economics and trad...
May 17, 2024 · This 15,432-TEU container ship was constructed in 2023 and sails under the flag of Singapore. It holds the distinction of being the largest Evergreen vessel to call on the U.S. East Coast and the Port of New York and New Jersey. Why are the Evergreen ships so impressive?
May 7, 2024 · Taiwan’s largest shipping company, Evergreen, is reported to have ordered six dual-fuel 2,400-teu feeder ships at Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard. The ships, adding 14,400 teu to the total orderbook ...
