The world's largest container ship was taken out of dry dock at the shipyard of its builder on August 1. | South China Morning Post

The world's largest container ship, with a capacity of 24,000 TEU, was delivered on Wednesday in the coastal city of Shanghai. It's the first of its kind made by China. The ship is nearly 400 meters long and has a deck area of 24,000 square meters, equivalent to 3.5 standard soccer fields. The depth of the cargo hold is 33.2 meters, which can carry 240,000 tonnes of cargo at one time. | CGTN

4.6K views · 139 reactions |  World's largest container ship delivered to buyer Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua #Shipbuilding Co Ltd, based in #Shanghai, successfully delivered the largest container #ship in the world to Mediterranean Shipping Company SA on Thursday. The ship, with a capacity of 24,116 TEUs, is nearly 400 meters long and has a deck area equivalent to four standard soccer fields. The ship can carry 240,000 tons of cargo at one time. #China | WE ARE CHINA | Facebook