To study the commercial and operational advantages and disadvantages of mega containerships (>14,000TEU) : mega containerships and alliances (part III)

• Main Author: Lee, Cheok Wing
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies::Maritime management and business
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60781
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mega containerships had been making headlines due to their massive sizes and the potential cost savings they could bring to carriers. There had been a recent trend of vessels more than 14,000TEU filling order books. In fact, the largest containerships delivered so far are Maersk’s 18,000TEU Triple-E...