Talk:Orient Overseas Container Line

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[edit] Largest container ship

OOCL Shenzhen was at delivery in May 2003 the largest Containership in the world?...sorry but that's wrong. The Axel Maersk delivered March 2003 was greater in Loa, tdw, TEU. see article Containerschiff in the german wikipedia. July, 18th.2005 DEF

The Axel Maersk was, in fact, longer than the OOCL Shenzhen. However, officially, the OOCL Shenzhen carried 8,063 TEUs, whilst the Axel Maersk carried only 6,600 TEUs - a 1,463 difference. Container ships are measured by their capacity to carry containers. This is why the Guiness Book of World Records recognized the OOCL Shenzhen as the largest container ship ever built on its delivery in 2003. GCM 07:30, 17 April 2007 (UTC)