‘CSCL Globe’ Calls at Port of Hamburg [VIDEO]

The 19,100 TEU CSCL Globe made its maiden name on the Port of Hamburg on Thursday because it continues its maiden voyage from China to Europe.

The CSCL Globe is the primary of 5 related ships being constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in Ulsan, South Korea for China Shipping Container Lines and was delivered in November 2013.

Whether or not CSCL Globe is taken into account the world’s largest cotainership by carrying capability is up for debate. Last week, the MSC Oscar with a capability of 19,224 TEUs was launched on the DSME shipyard additionally in South Korea, which might technically give it the title of world’s largest. Regardless, CLSC Globe is very large, measuring 400 meters in size, 58.6m huge and 30.5m in depth.

Here’s a video from the Port of Hamburg on the CSCL Globe’s maiden name there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6acrgeBfYtQ