List of container ships explained

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.

Ultra Large Container Vessel (ULCV)

NameImageTypeCountryOwnerYear builtTonnageNotesStatus
BarzanA18-classUnited Arab Shipping Company2015195,636In service
CMA CGM Antoine de Saint ExuperyAntoine de Saint Exupery-classCMA CGM2018217,673In service
CMA CGM Jacques SaadéJacques Saadé-classCMA CGM2020236,583In service
CSCL GlobeGlobe-classCOSCO Shipping2014184,605Largest container ship until the completion of MSC OscarIn service
Emma MaerskE-class container shipMaersk Line2006170,794In service
Ever GivenEvergreen G-classEvergreen Marine Corporation2018217,612In service
HMM AlgecirasHMM Algeciras-classHMM2020228,283In service
HMM CopenhagenHMM Algeciras-classHMM2020228,283In service
Madrid MaerskTriple E-classMaersk Line2017214,286In service
Magleby MaerskTriple E-classMaersk Line2014194,849In service
Triple E-classMaersk Line2013194,849Largest container ship until the completion of CSCL Globe in 2014.In service
MOL TriumphTriumph-classMitsui O.S.K. Lines2017192,672In service
MSC GülsünGülsün-classMediterranean Shipping Company2019232,618In service
OOCL GermanyOOCL G-classOOCL2017210,890In service
OOCL Hong KongOOCL G-classOOCL2017210,890In service

Panamamax

NameImageTypeCountryOwnerYear builtTonnageNotesStatus
ZIM RotterdamZIM2014116,499In service
Axel MærskMaersk A-classMaersk Line200393,496In service
Chicago ExpressColombo Express-classHapag-Lloyd200691,020In service
Clementine MaerskMaersk C-classMaersk Line200291,921In service
Colombo ExpressColombo Express-classHapag-Lloyd200593,750In service
Kyoto ExpressColombo Express-classHapag-Lloyd200593,750In service
NYK VegaNYK Vega-classNippon Yusen Shipping200697,825In service
NYK VenusNYK Vega-classNippon Yusen Shipping200797,825In service
NYK VestaNYK Vega-classNippon Yusen Shipping200797,825In service
NYK VirgoNYK Vega-classNippon Yusen Shipping200797,825In service
Osaka ExpressColombo Express-classHapag-Lloyd200693,750In service

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NameImageTypeCountryOwnerYear builtTonnageNotesStatus
Atlantic CausewayAtlantic Causeway classCunard Line1969`Scrapped in 1986
Atlantic ConveyorAtlantic Causeway classCunard Line197014,946Sunk during the Falklands War.
Maj. Bernard F. FisherSealift Incorporated198548,000Formerly Sea FoxIn service
Maria Reina19974,276Formerly Steamers Future, Eagle Faith, Mekong Star, Stl Future, Baffin Strait, TransAtlantic In service
RenaDaina Shipping Co.199038,788Formerly ZIM America, Andaman SeaBroke in two after grounding on Astrolabe Reef, New Zealand, on 5 October 2011 partially scrapped on site.
TygraMaersk A-classWaterman Steamship Corporation199814,120Formerly Alva Maersk, Maersk Alabama, Maersk Andaman In service