Our ships are truly magnificent art of material science and naval engineering, built to push the limits of their cargo-carrying capacity and minimize carbon footprint. Here we are compiling the biggest in the game from different classes.
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Biggest Container Vessel, aka containers
MSC Irina (Flag: Liberia) is the world’s largest container ship, with a capacity of 24,346 TEUs. The smile of MSC seafarers reading this is priceless. MSC has always been among the top two dominant companies with extensive container fleets. Getting its hand on the biggest vessel comes as no surprise. It measures about 399.9 meters in length and boasts a width of about 61.3 meters.
A walk around the ship to your cabin would be a kilometer long.
MSC MICHEL CAPPELLINI is one of the world’s largest and most fuel-efficient container ships by design. At 400 meters in length and with a 61.5-meter beam, it has a capacity of up to 24,346 TEUs. Despite her magnificent size, her design and technical specifications enable the shipment of more cargo at the lowest carbon footprint per container carried.
She is the latest addition to the MSC fleet.
A walk around the ship to your cabin would be a kilometer long.
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Biggest Bulk Carrier Vessel, aka bulky
These vessels are popular among seafarers for their life and work culture with never-ending sea voyages and long refreshing shore leaves.
Pacific Flourish (Flag: Hong Kong) is the largest bulk carrier having a capacity of 399,000 tons. It is 362 meters long and 65 meters wide and its gross tonnage is 203,000 tons.
It is a second-generation Valemax-class bulk carrier that belongs to the China Merchants Group company.
Biggest Roll on-Roll off Vessel, aka RoRo
Fast vessels with tight schedules carrying all sorts of vehicles.
MV Tonsberg (Flag: Malta), constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, is the world’s biggest Ro-Ro vessel owned by Wallenius Wilhelmsen.
It has an overall length of 265 meters, a breadth of 32.26 meters, and a design draft of 11 meters, while the gross tonnage of the ship is 76,500gt.
Biggest Oil Tanker, aka tanker
Here comes the upper middle class in the shipping industry. These vessels sail prominently between two ports isolated from the mainland and with the least of drafts in laden voyages. Huge respect for tanker people.
TI Asia (FLag: Marshall Islands) is the largest oil supertanker with a deadweight tonnage of 234,006.
It belongs to the TI class of supertankers. The ship is owned and operated by Tankers International. TI Asia has a total length of 380 meters. TI Asia was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea and started operations in 2002.
Biggest LNG Tanker, aka gas tanker
The seafarers of this field can be called the elites with no second thought, carrying cargo in those state-of-the-art vessels with a completely different work culture than the rest. These vessels share the same kind of route as oil tankers.
Al Mafyar (Flag: Marshall Island) is the largest LNG tanker in the world. It was built in 2009 with a carrying capacity of 261,043 m³ liquid gas. Its length is 345.28 meters and its width is 53.83 meters.
Biggest Cruise Ship, aka liners
These vessels stand out from all above as the cargo they carry are us humans (the wealthy ones) and the routes cover all the exotic tourist ports around the world.
Wonder of the Seas (Flag: Bahamas) the largest cruise liner measures 362 m in length and has a gross tonnage of 236,857 across 18 decks. This ship accommodates a maximum of 6,988 passengers, as well as a 2,300 crew.
Facilities include a children’s water park, a children’s playground, a full-size basketball court, an ice-skating rink, a surf simulator, a zip line that is 10 decks high, a 1,400-seat theater, an outdoor aquatic theater with 30-foot (9.1 m) high platforms, and two 43-foot (13 m) rock-climbing walls. (Caution: all the amenities for the cargo)
Though there is a wide spectrum of vessels active in trade to ponder, share the biggest vessel and the type you have sailed on in the comment section.
