Globe-class container ship

The Globe class is a series of 5 container ships built for China Shipping Container Lines and later operated by COSCO SHIPPING Lines. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 18,982 TEU.^[1] The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at their shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The first ship, the CSCL Globe, was delivered on 18 November 2014. At the time she was the largest container ship in the world.

CSCL Globe in the port of Rotterdam
Class overview
Builders	Hyundai Heavy Industries
Operators	COSCO SHIPPING Lines
In service	2014-present
Planned	5
Building	0
Completed	5
Active	5
General characteristics
Type	Container ship
Tonnage	188,638 GT
Length	399.6 m (1,311 ft)
Beam	58.7 m (193 ft)
Draught	16 m (52 ft)
Propulsion	MAN B&W 12S90ME-C9.2
Capacity	18,982 TEU

List of ships

Ship	Yard number	IMO number	Delivery	Status	ref
CSCL Globe	2696	9695121	18 Nov 2014	In service	[2]
CSCL Pacific Ocean	2697	9695133	19 Dec 2014	In service	[3]
CSCL Indian Ocean	2699	9695157	23 Jan 2015	In service	[4]
CSCL Arctic Ocean	2700	9695169	20 Mar 2015	In service	[5]
CSCL Atlantic Ocean	2698	9695145	29 Apr 2015	In service	[6]

See also

• Star-class container ship