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Maersk Line sets a new world record

Last Updated: August 3, 2026

I generally don’t post news items on this blog, but I thought this one would be of some relevance and consequence to the newcomers to the industry to hold in awe and wonder.. 🙂

The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, the first of the Triple E Series and also the first of the 18,000 TEU ships in the world, left Algeciras on the 26th of January 2915 with the world record load of 18,168 TEUs en route to Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia..

To put it in perspective, a TEU (Twenty Equivalent Unit) is 6 meters long which means if you place these 18,168 TEUs end to end, it will stretch to 109 kilometers long..

Now that’s something to think about..

Well done @MaerskLine..

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6 COMMENTS

Tamer August 18, 2016 At 6:24 PM

UASC World Record Loading: ( 18,634 TEUs ) on board M.V Tihama Westbound from Asia into Europe
linkedin.comCongratulations and Bravo folks. We are beating the world record that we previously set (18,601 TEUs) on Al Muraykh early this year.

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Ashish S January 30, 2015 At 7:56 AM

Well surely it will help maersk to cut prices, as they can transport this much amount of cargo in one ship. But question remains, will they get this much amount of containers every time?
Any views from anybody regarding this as already so many players on this route.

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Barai Overseas (@baraioverseas) January 27, 2015 At 4:03 PM

Maersk are best in world because of their continuous innovations and research. They are best in world for a long, really the best shipping line.

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humayun1952 January 27, 2015 At 2:56 PM

Good news for Maersk Line & all stack-holders connected with Maersk line business.

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olga January 27, 2015 At 2:35 PM

Hello. Thank you for your blog and regularly published articles. Can you advise some good resources with the news of the industry, please?

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- Hariesh Manaadiar January 27, 2015 At 6:40 PM
  
  Hello Olga, I can suggest below :
  
  FTW
  G Captain’s Maritime blog
  What Happened to the Portcullis
  Ports and Ships – Port news and Shipping Movements in African and Southern African Ports and Harbours