One of the largest container ships in the world, the Magleby Maersk, a Triple-E container ship. It has a crew of between 20 – 30. The navigation, control and maintenance of ships has changed from being labour intensive to capital intensive. In the process, ships have become bigger, faster and stronger than previously.
It is currently en route from Rotterdam, heading to the Suez Canal. It has a carrying capacity of 18,270 TEU, a gross tonnage of 194,849 and a summer DWT* of 213,971 t.
It was built by workers at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering shipyard in South Korea.
*DWT (deadweight tonnage) is how much weight a ship can carry. This is the sum of cargo, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provisions, crew and passengers.
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