Largest container ship: The Ever Ace sets world record

Largest container ship: The Ever Ace sets world record

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Cristian Nita | World Record Academy • Sep 18, 2021

 ROTTERDAM, Netherlands–The Ever Ace container ship, an Evergreen A-class, owned by the Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Marine, is a 400m-long (1,300ft) ship with a capacity for 23,992 standard containers, the new world record for the Largest container ship, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Photo above: Largest container ship: The Ever Ace sets world record. Photo by Kniesti/FleetMon, taken in Maasvlakte, Rotterdam, NL.

The Ever Ace is the first in a planned series of 12 supersized container ships to be built for Evergreen Marine. This is up from the 20,124 cargo units that the Ever Given, which is an Evergreen G-class ship, can carry.

The 400m-long (1,300ft) ship has a capacity for 23,992 standard containers, which is slightly more than similar-sized vessels, the BBC reports.

The Ever Ace is the first in a planned series of 12 supersized container ships to be built for Evergreen Marine.

How does Ever Ace measure up?

• Length: 400m (1,300ft)
• Width: 61.5m (202ft)
• Cruising speed: 22.6 knots
• Maximum capacity: 23,992 containers
• Built: 2021

“Ever Ace, built in 2021 for the Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Marine Corporation, sails under the flag of Panama, the G Captain reports. The ultra large container vessel (ULCV) has a carrying capacity of 24000 TEU, length overall (LOA) of 399.9 meters and beam of 61.53 meters.”

On the Net: Ever Ace on Traffic Marinehttps://www.youtube.com/embed/hX8wxrr49Fg

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