The Biggest Ship in the World

This is the “EMMA MAERSK” She is 1302 feet long (397m)

Deadweight ,200 tonnes.

Capacity -- 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 1 x 20ft container)

Estimated cost – over US $145 million

The bulbous bow extension, at the waterline, is designed to keep the wake to a minimum as the ship approaches a harbor/mooring.

Width feet, (63m)

The silicon paint covering the part of the hull below the waterline lowers the drag in the water so much that the vessel economizes

11 cranes going at the same time.....

Operating at the largest port in the world (Rotterdam)

Deadweight ,200 tonnes. Engine cylinder diesel, 110,000 BHP Top speed -- 50kph