<center>I think not many people in their lives have asked, " Which container ship is the world's largest?"however, digging deeper into this topic, you can find out a lot of interesting facts.


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So, at the moment, the largest container ship in the world is CMA CGM Marco Polo. Its way it commonly keeps crossing the Pacific ocean into Europe. Who would have thought that the" machine " of incredible size, capable of one trip to transfer on its Board about 16,000 containers, is engaged in nothing but the transportation of Christmas goods to Europe. It is usually loaded with no more than 4000 containers, the reason for which is that otherwise it will not be able to swim the river Elba, which is too shallow for such a vessel.

With a length of 396 meters and a width of 54 meters, this achievement of shipbuilding in its size exceeds the size of four football fields and is larger than the largest aircraft carrier of the US Navy.


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Since 1952, the inhabitants of Hamburg have developed a peculiar tradition: every time, during the approach or departure from their ship's land, the Hamburg flag was lowered, replacing which the international flag was raised. Thus, the inhabitants of this city welcomed the ship, and in the case of departure wished him a"safe journey". The huge ships, moreover, were found the national anthem of the state whose flag went the ship. Marco Polo was no exception. And every time the crowd gathers to look at this "performance".


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Container ships of the new generation, such as Marco Polo, can please ordinary people by the fact that despite their immense size, they are practically harmless to the environment. They require less fuel, and their tanks are first-class protected against oil leaks.


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Despite all this, Marco Polo will not be the largest container ship in the world for long. Currently, Maersk Triple is being built, which, according to the architect's ideas, will be able to transport about 18,000 containers at once.</center>



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