Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has broken the world record for building the largest containership surpassing 20,000 TEU.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' (MOL) Triumph (pictured) is 400 metres in length, has a width of 58.8 metres, and a depth of 32.8 metres, classing it as a Ultra Large Container Ship (ULCS) as it can transport 20,150 containers.
Triumph will be delivered to MOL, which ranks 12 in Alphaliner's world's carrier lines list by vessel TEU, in March 27, 2017, after the finishing preparations are made for its maiden voyage.
SHI held a naming ceremony for the first of four 20,150 TEU containerships, ordered from Japan's MOL in February 2015, in Geoje shipyard on March 15, 2017.
The event saw 90 representatives from both SHI and MOL, including SHI CEO Dae-Young Park and MOL CEO Junichiro Ikeda, witness the naming of MOL Triumph.
The eco-friendly ship boasts an array of energy-saving equipments designed by SHI including propeller, rudder valve, and stator.
SHI has been leading the market with operation-optimized hull design and record-breaking containership size and expects to deliver 10 more 20,000 TEU containerships this year.
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