List of container ships

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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)

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!Name

!Image

!Type

!Country

!Owner

!Year built

!Tonnage

!Notes

!Status

Barzan

|File:Barzan (ship, 2015) 03.jpg

|A18-class

|{{flagu|Germany}}

|United Arab Shipping Company

|2015

|195,636

|

|In service

CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery

|File:CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery southampton docks.JPG

|Antoine de Saint Exupery-class

|{{flagu|France}}

|CMA CGM

|2018

|217,673

|

|In service

CMA CGM Jacques Saadé

|File:CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE porte-conteneurs propulsé au GNL 2020.jpg

|Jacques Saadé-class

|{{flagu|France}}

|CMA CGM

|2020

|236,583

|

|In service

CSCL Globe

|File:CSCL Globe arriving at Felixstowe, United Kingdom.jpg

|Globe-class

|{{flagu|Hong Kong}}

|COSCO Shipping

|2014

|184,605

|Largest container ship until the completion of MSC Oscar

|In service

Emma Maersk

|File:Emma Mærsk2.jpg

|E-class container ship

|{{flagu|Denmark}}

|Maersk Line

|2006

|170,794

|

|In service

Ever Given

|File:IMO 9811000 EVER GIVEN (09).JPG

|Evergreen G-class

|{{flagu|Panama}}

|Evergreen Marine Corporation

|2018

|217,612

|

|In service

HMM Algeciras

|File:HMM Algeciras IMO 9863297 C Hamburg 10-06-2020 (2).jpg

|HMM Algeciras-class

|{{flagu|Panama}}

|HMM

|2020

|228,283

|

|In service

HMM Copenhagen

|File:HMM Copenhagen at southampton container port.JPG

|HMM Algeciras-class

|{{flagu|Panama}}

|HMM

|2020

|228,283

|

|In service

Madrid Maersk

|File:SMIT ELBE & MADRID MAERSK (34423705434).jpg

|Triple E-class

|{{flagu|Denmark}}

|Maersk Line

|2017

|214,286

|

|In service

Magleby Maersk

|File:Magleby Maersk.png

|Triple E-class

|{{flagu|Denmark}}

|Maersk Line

|2014

|194,849

|

|In service

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller

|File:Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller passing Port Said in the Suez Canal on its maiden voyage.jpg

|Triple E-class

|{{flagu|Denmark}}

|Maersk Line

|2013

|194,849

|Largest container ship until the completion of CSCL Globe in 2014.

|In service

MOL Triumph

|File:The MOL Triumph bound for Hamburg on the river Elbe.jpg

|Triumph-class

|{{flagu|Marshall Islands}}

|Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

|2017

|192,672

|

|In service

MSC Gülsün

|File:MSC GÜLSÜN (48675118678) (cropped).jpg

|Gülsün-class

|{{flagu|Panama}}

|Mediterranean Shipping Company

|2019

|232,618

|

|In service

OOCL Germany

|File:OOCL GERMANY (36844566674).jpg

|OOCL G-class

|{{flagu|Hong Kong}}

|OOCL

|2017

|210,890

|

|In service

OOCL Hong Kong

|File:OOCL HONG KONG 1674.jpg

|OOCL G-class

|{{flagu|Hong Kong}}

|OOCL

|2017

|210,890

|

|In service

Panamamax

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!Name

!Image

!Type

!Country

!Owner

!Year built

!Tonnage

!Notes

!Status

ZIM Rotterdam

|

|

|{{flagu|Liberia}}

|ZIM

|2014

|116,499

|

|In service

Axel Mærsk

|File:Axel Mearsk p1, leaving Port of Rotterdam, Holland 24-Jan-2006.jpg

|Maersk A-class

|{{flagu|Denmark}}

|Maersk Line

|2003

|93,496

|

|In service

Chicago Express

|File:CMS CHICAGO EXPRESS 001 2008-04-23.jpg

|Colombo Express-class

|{{flagu|Germany}}

|Hapag-Lloyd

|2006

|91,020

|

|In service

Clementine Maersk

|File:Clementine Maersk.jpg

|Maersk C-class

|{{flagu|Denmark}}

|Maersk Line

|2002

|91,921

|

|In service

Colombo Express

|File:Colombo.Express.wmt.jpg

|Colombo Express-class

|{{flagu|Germany}}

|Hapag-Lloyd

|2005

|93,750

|

|In service

Kyoto Express

|File:Container ship Kyoto Express in the port of Hamburg.jpg

|Colombo Express-class

|{{flagu|Germany}}

|Hapag-Lloyd

|2005

|93,750

|

|In service

NYK Vega

|File:NYK Vega, Southampton.jpg

|NYK Vega-class

|{{flagu|Panama}}

|Nippon Yusen Shipping

|2006

|97,825

|

|In service

NYK Venus

|File:Nyk Venus, at the Amazone harbour, Port of Rotterdam, Holland 29-Aug-2007.jpg

|NYK Vega-class

|{{flagu|Panama}}

|Nippon Yusen Shipping

|2007

|97,825

|

|In service

NYK Vesta

|File:Nyk Vesta, at the Amazone harbour, Port of Rotterdam, Holland 08-Apr-2007.jpg

|NYK Vega-class

|{{flagu|Panama}}

|Nippon Yusen Shipping

|2007

|97,825

|

|In service

NYK Virgo

|File:NYK Virgo (8154929586).jpg

|NYK Vega-class

|{{flagu|Panama}}

|Nippon Yusen Shipping

|2007

|97,825

|

|In service

Osaka Express

|File:Osaka Express Container Ship.JPG

|Colombo Express-class

|{{flagu|Germany}}

|Hapag-Lloyd

|2006

|93,750

|

|In service

Feeder

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!Name

!Image

!Type

!Country

!Owner

!Year built

!Tonnage

!Notes

!Status

Atlantic Causeway

|

|Atlantic Causeway class

|{{flagu|United Kingdom|civil}}

|Cunard Line

|1969

|`

|

|Scrapped in 1986

Atlantic Conveyor

|File:Atlantic Conveyor (cropped).jpg

|Atlantic Causeway class

|{{flagu|United Kingdom|civil}}

|Cunard Line

|1970

|14,946

|

|Sunk during the Falklands War.

Maj. Bernard F. Fisher

|File:MV Maj Bernard F Fisher (T-AK 4396).jpg

|

|{{flagu|United States}}

|Sealift Incorporated

|1985

|48,000

|Formerly Sea Fox

|In service

Maria Reina

|File:MV TransAtlantic.jpg

|

|{{flagu|Panama}}

|

|1997

|4,276

|Formerly Steamers Future, Eagle Faith, Mekong Star, Stl Future, Baffin Strait, TransAtlantic

|In service

Rena

|File:NZ Defence Force assistance to OP Rena.jpg

|

|{{flagu|Liberia}}

|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

|File:Container ship MV Maersk Alabama.jpg

|Maersk A-class

|{{flagu|Liberia}}

|Waterman Steamship Corporation

|1998

|14,120

|Formerly Alva Maersk, Maersk Alabama, Maersk Andaman

|In service

References

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