 MV CSCL Globe arriving at the Port of Felixstowe, England, during its maiden voyage in January 2015.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Hong Kong | |
| Name | CSCL Globe |
| Operator | COSCO Shipping |
| Port of registry | Hong Kong |
| Ordered | May 2013 |
| Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Launched | 23 August 2014[1] |
| Maiden voyage | December 2014 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Operational |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Globe-class Container ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 400 m (1,312 ft 4 in)[3] |
| Beam | 59 m (193 ft 7 in)[4] |
| Draft | 16.0 m (52 ft 6 in)[4] |
| Installed power | 69,720 kW at 84 rpm[2] |
| Propulsion | MAN B&W 12S90ME-C[2] |
| Speed |
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| Capacity | 19,100 TEU[3] |
| Crew | 23 |
CSCL Globe is a container ship owned and operated by COSCO Shipping and previously, China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). The first of a class of five ships intended for Asia-Europe trade routes,[5] she was the largest container ship in the world at the time of her launch in November 2014,[6] with a maximum capacity of 19,100 twenty-foot containers.[3]
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- ^ a b "CSCL Globe Container Ship". Ship-Technology.com. 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "The world's biggest ship - for 53 days". BBC. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "CSCL Globe". ShipSpotting.com. January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "World's largest container ship". Economic Times. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Tovey, Alan (7 January 2015). "A quarter of a mile long and arriving here now - the world's biggest ship docks in Britain". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2015.