CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Breaking box boundaries

The next big jump in containership design is imminent, so what are the implications for containerports, asks Mike Mundy 19No its not going to stop – the 10,000 teu barrier will well and truly be broken in the near future, containerships will continue to get bigger and ports will have to react accordingly.

The worlds largest container ship, China Shipping Container Lines 9,600 teu Xin Los Angeles, was delivered to Lloyds Register class in July. But 12,000 teu-plus ships are already under construction

The next big jump in containership design is imminent, so what are the implications for containerports, asks Mike Mundy 19No its not going to stop - the 10,000 teu barrier will well and truly be broken in the near future, containerships will continue to get bigger and ports will have to react accordingly.

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