This is a list of container ships, both those in service and those which have ceased to operate. Container ships are a type of cargo ship that transports containers. For ships that have sailed under multiple names, their most recent name is used and former names are listed in the Notes section.
Name | Image | Type | Country | Owner | Year built | Tonnage | Notes | Status | |
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ZIM Rotterdam | ZIM | 2014 | 116,499 | In service | |||||
Axel Mærsk | Maersk A-class | Maersk Line | 2003 | 93,496 | In service | ||||
Chicago Express | Colombo Express-class | Hapag-Lloyd | 2006 | 91,020 | In service | ||||
Clementine Maersk | Maersk C-class | Maersk Line | 2002 | 91,921 | In service | ||||
Colombo Express | Colombo Express-class | Hapag-Lloyd | 2005 | 93,750 | In service | ||||
Kyoto Express | Colombo Express-class | Hapag-Lloyd | 2005 | 93,750 | In service | ||||
NYK Vega | NYK Vega-class | Nippon Yusen Shipping | 2006 | 97,825 | In service | ||||
NYK Venus | NYK Vega-class | Nippon Yusen Shipping | 2007 | 97,825 | In service | ||||
NYK Vesta | NYK Vega-class | Nippon Yusen Shipping | 2007 | 97,825 | In service | ||||
NYK Virgo | NYK Vega-class | Nippon Yusen Shipping | 2007 | 97,825 | In service | ||||
Osaka Express | Colombo Express-class | Hapag-Lloyd | 2006 | 93,750 | In service |
Name | Image | Type | Country | Owner | Year built | Tonnage | Notes | Status | |
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Atlantic Causeway | Atlantic Causeway class | Cunard Line | 1969 | ` | Scrapped in 1986 | ||||
Atlantic Conveyor | Atlantic Causeway class | Cunard Line | 1970 | 14,946 | Sunk during the Falklands War. | ||||
Maj. Bernard F. Fisher | Sealift Incorporated | 1985 | 48,000 | Formerly Sea Fox | In service | ||||
Maria Reina | 1997 | 4,276 | Formerly Steamers Future, Eagle Faith, Mekong Star, Stl Future, Baffin Strait, TransAtlantic | In service | |||||
Rena | Daina Shipping Co. | 1990 | 38,788 | Formerly ZIM America, Andaman Sea | Broke in two after grounding on Astrolabe Reef, New Zealand, on 5 October 2011 partially scrapped on site. | ||||
Tygra | Maersk A-class | Waterman Steamship Corporation | 1998 | 14,120 | Formerly Alva Maersk, Maersk Alabama, Maersk Andaman | In service |
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