Southampton’s main types of ships these days are cruise ships, containerships and vehicle carriers. There is also a small amount of bulk cargo refrigerated cargo here we look at some of the latest containerships that visit the port. These are considerably larger than the early container ships (shown on the Photo Gallery of Yesterday – Early Containerships at Southampton).
The 105,644gt NYK Altair of Nippon Yusen Kaisha leaving Southampton in 2014. She was built in 2010 by IHI Marine United at Kure and can carry 9,592 TEU.
The 113,735gt APL Gwangyang of Neptune Orient Line subsidiary American President Lines, leaving Southampton in January 2015. She was built in 2011 by Hyundai at Ulsan and can carry 10,070 TEU.
The 140,979gt Hyundai Speed leaving Southampton in January 2015. She is owned by Danaos Shipping of Greece, but operated by Hyundai. She can carry 13,092 TEU.
The 141,003gt OOCL Berlin of Orient Overseas Container Line at the new container berth SCT5 on 29th January 2015. She was built in 2013 by Samsung at Koje and can carry 13,208 TEU.
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