CSCL Globe

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, she was the largest container ship in the world at the time of her launch in November 2014, with a maximum capacity of 19,100 twenty-foot containers.

MV CSCL Globe arriving at the Port of Felixstowe, England, during its maiden voyage in January 2015.
History
Hong Kong
NameCSCL Globe
OperatorCOSCO Shipping
Port of registryHong Kong
OrderedMay 2013
BuilderHyundai Heavy Industries
Launched23 August 2014
Maiden voyageDecember 2014
Identification
StatusOperational
General characteristics
Class and typeGlobe-class Container ship
Tonnage
  • 187,541 GT
  • 184,605 DWT
Length400 m (1,312 ft 4 in)
Beam59 m (193 ft 7 in)
Draft16.0 m (52 ft 6 in)
Installed power69,720 kW at 84 rpm
PropulsionMAN B&W 12S90ME-C
Speed
  • 22.0 knots (41 km/h) (maximum)
  • 20.5 knots (38 km/h) (cruising)
Capacity19,100 TEU
Crew23
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