Why the world's largest container ships are reaching unprecedented scales
The Ever Ace is as tall as the Empire State Building is high. This video explores the surprising trend of ultra-large container ships and the forces driving their massive expansion.
In July 2021, Evergreen Marine took delivery of the Ever Ace, a vessel so immense its length matches the height of the Empire State Building from its base to its roof. As part of the Evergreen A-class, this megaship holds 23,992 twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEU), surpassing the capacity of the Algeciras-class ships by 10% more than the cargo capacity of the Ever Given.
The rise of these ultra-large container ships marks a new era in maritime logistics. The video examines the underlying drivers behind this growth and investigates whether there are physical or logistical limits that might eventually prevent these vessels from getting even larger.
Source: Why Container Ships Got Huge
