CSCL Globe
MV CSCL Globe arriving at the Port of Felixstowe, England, during its maiden voyage in January 2015. | |
| History | |
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| Hong Kong | |
| Name | CSCL Globe |
| Operator | COSCO Shipping |
| Port of registry | Hong Kong |
| Ordered | May 2013 |
| Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Launched | 23 August 2014 |
| Maiden voyage | December 2014 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Operational |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Globe-class Container ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 400 m (1,312 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 59 m (193 ft 7 in) |
| Draft | 16.0 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | 69,720 kW at 84 rpm |
| Propulsion | MAN B&W 12S90ME-C |
| Speed |
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| Capacity | 19,100 TEU |
| Crew | 23 |
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.