Tag: world’s largest

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced that four of the twelve Shaper Class vessels currently on order with Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) will be increased in size from 9,300 to approximately 11,700 CEUs.

At SMM Hamburg, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in maritime engineering, with the debut of the world’s largest container ship, the GREEN SEALION 27500.

The Japan Coast Guard plans to construct the world's largest cutter, a massive 30,000-ton vessel that would surpass the size of the China Coast Guard's CCG 5901, which is currently the largest.

Anemos, the world’s largest sailing cargo ship, has set sail on its inaugural voyage from Concarneau, South Brittany.

Höegh Autoliners has taken delivery of the world's largest pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), Höegh Aurora, designed to operate using ammonia as fuel.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) for the design of the world’s largest VLAC (Very Large Ammonia Carrier) with a carrying capacity of 100,000 cbm.

Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) and Green2x have entered into a partnership with the focus on the design, establishment, and operation of one of the world’s largest biofuel plants to date at CMP’s terminals in the port of Malmö.

A contract has been signed to construct the world's two largest hydrogen ships, designed and developed in collaboration with Torghatten Nord and will be built at Myklebust shipyard in Norway.

Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI) has received an order to build four 10,800 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) for HMM, the largest in the world. 

In a significant development, since 2022, QatarEnergy has signed TCPs for the long-term charter and operation of 104 conventional LNG vessels as part of its LNG fleet expansion program.