MV CSCL Globe arriving at the Port of Felixstowe, England, during its maiden voyage in January 2015.
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History | |
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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)[2] |
Draft | 16.0 m (52 ft 6 in)[2] |
Installed power | 69,720 kW at 84 rpm[4] |
Propulsion | MAN B&W 12S90ME-C[4] |
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]