CSCL Globe is a container ship owned and operated by COSCO Shipping and previously, China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). The first of a class of five ships intended for Asia-Europe trade routes,[5] she was the largest container ship in the world at the time of her launch in November 2014,[6] with a maximum capacity of 19,100 twenty-foot containers.[3]
Construction
CSCL Globe and her four sister ships were ordered by CSCL in May 2013.[7] The ship was constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries at their shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, with the first steel for the hull cut in January 2014.[4]