The Triple E class is a family of very large container ships with a capacity of more than 18,000 TEUs, which are owned and operated by Maersk Line.
Imabari Shipbuilding is a major Japanese ship building, marine engineering, and service company headquartered in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
The G class is a series of container ships built for OOCL. With a maximum theoretical capacity of 21,413 TEU they were the largest container ships in the world when they were built and the first ships with a capacity larger than 21,000 TEU. They took the title of largest container ships from Madrid Maersk. They have since been surpassed by other ships like the Gülsün class and the Algeciras class.
The Triumph class is a series of 6 container ships that now operated by the Japanese shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE). The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 20,182 TEU.
The Bird class is a series of 15 container ships built for NYK Line. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 14,000 TEU. The ships were built by Japan Marine United at their shipyard in Kure.
The Millau Bridge class is a series of 10 container ships that are now operated by the Japanese shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE). The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 13,900 TEU.
The W class is a series of 20 container ships operated by Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation. The maximum theoretical capacity of the ships is between 14,078 and 14,200 TEU.
The Creation class is a series of similar sized container ships built for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and now operated by Ocean Network Express (ONE). The ships were built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard and Koyo Dockyard in Japan and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 8,110 to 8,560 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
The EvergreenF class is a series of 20 container ships built for Evergreen Marine. The ships have a maximal theoretical capacity of around 12,100 TEU. The first ship of this class was delivered in 2020 and built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. Samsung Heavy Industries built eight ships in total. A further 12 ships were built by Imabari Shipbuilding at their Marugame and Hiroshima shipyards with delivery starting in 2021.
The P-class is a series of 12 container ships originally built for Pacific International Lines (PIL). The ships were built by Yangzijiang Shipyard in China and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 11,923 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). In 2020 four of the ships were sold to Seaspan and two other ships were sold to Wan Hai Lines.
The Evergreen L class is a series of 30 container ships built for Evergreen Marine. The ships were built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea and CSBC Corporation in Taiwan. These ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 8,500 to 9,500 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
The Evergreen B class is a series of 20 container ships built for Evergreen Marine. The ships were built by CSBC Corporation in Taiwan and Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 2,800 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
The Evergreen S class is a series of 10 container ships built for Evergreen Marine. The ships were built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at their Kobe shipyard in Japan. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 6,944 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
The Maestro class is a series of 10 container ships originally built for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and later operated by Ocean Network Express (ONE). The ships were built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at their Kobe and Nagasaki shipyards in Japan. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 6,724 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
Ever Given is one of the largest container ships in the world. The ship is owned by Shoei Kisen Kaisha, and is time chartered and operated by container transportation and shipping company Evergreen Marine, headquartered in Luzhu, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Ever Given is registered in Panama and her technical management is the responsibility of the German ship management company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement.
In March 2021, the Suez Canal was blocked for six days by the Ever Given, a container ship that had run aground in the canal. The 400-metre-long (1,300 ft), 224,000-ton, 20,000 TEU vessel was buffeted by strong winds on the morning of 23 March, and ended up wedged across the waterway with its bow and stern stuck on opposite canal banks, blocking all traffic until it could be freed. Egyptian authorities said that "technical or human errors" may have also been involved. The obstruction occurred south of the two-channel section of the canal, so there was no way around it for other ships. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) engaged Boskalis through its subsidiary Smit International to manage marine salvage operations. The blockage of one of the world's busiest trade routes significantly slowed down trade between Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
The Vega class is a series of 4 container ships originally built for Nippon Yusen Kaisha and later operated by Ocean Network Express (ONE). The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 9,012 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
The Evergreen A class is a series of 13 container ships being built for Evergreen Marine. The largest ships have a maximal theoretical capacity of around 23,992 TEU and are among the largest container ships in the world. Six ships are being built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. Another seven will be built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) at two shipyards in China.
