HMM presents the largest container vessel in the world

HMM, Hyundai Merchant Marine, held a ceremony to present the largest container ship in the world, the “HMM Algeciras’, with a capacity for 24,000 containers. The ceremony took place at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard and was attended by South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

HMM Algeciras is the first of a fleet of mega-vessels to be delivered sequentially. In September 2018, HMM signed a formal contract for its 20 ecological container ships with three shipyards – DSME, HHI (Hyundai Heavy Industries) and SHI (Samsung Heavy Industries).

DSME and SHI are building seven and five container vessels respectively, all with a capacity for 24,000 TEU, with delivery scheduled for September 2020. HHI is building eight container vessels with a capacity of 16,000 TEU to be delivered from the second quarter of 2021. The vessels are equipped with a purification system in accordance with the IMO 2020 regulation. The optimized hull design and highly efficient engine should also improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

The “HMM Algeciras” will be deployed in the Far East Europe 4 (FE4) service, one of The Alliance’s trade routes in Asia-North Europe, with its port rotation starting in Qingdao, Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, Canal from Suez, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, London Gateway and Singapore via the Suez Canal.

Ship details of HMM Algeciras:

LOA: approx. 399.9m

Width: 61.0m

Depth: 33.2m

Capacity: 23,964 TEU

Flag: Panama

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