G-class container ship

The G class is a series of container ships built for Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL). With a maximum theoretical capacity of 21,413 TEU they were the largest container ships in the world when they were built and the first ships with a capacity larger than 21,000 TEU.[1] They took the title of largest container ships from Madrid Maersk (20,568 TEU). They have since been surpassed by other ships like the Gülsün class (23,756 TEU) and the Algeciras class (23,964 TEU).

OOCL Scandinavia in the port of Rotterdam
Class overview
Builders: Samsung Heavy Industries
Operators: Orient Overseas Container Line
In service: 2017-present
Planned: 6
Building: 0
Completed: 6
Active: 6
General characteristics
Type: Container ship
Tonnage: 210,890 GT
Length: 399.87 m (1,312 ft)
Beam: 58.8 m (193 ft)
Draught: 16 m (52 ft)
Capacity: 21,413 TEU

The ships have 24 container bays. Containers can be placed 23 wide on deck and 21 wide below deck.

History

In April 2015 Samsung Heavy Industries announced it had received an order from OOCL to build six container ships of 21,100 TEU for a total cost of 950 million USD.[2] The first ship, the OOCL Hong Kong, was christened on 12 May 2017.[3]

On the 18th of October 2017 the OOCL Japan suffered a mechanical failure while traversing the Suez Canal, causing the ship to run aground. She was quickly pulled free by tugs and was able to continue her maiden voyage to Europe.[4]

The same thing happened again less than a year later. On the 6th of June 2018 the OOCL Japan again suffered a steering failure while in the Suez Canal. This time she struck the embankment causing damage to a road.[5]

List of ships
Ship Yard number IMO number Delivery Status ref
OOCL Hong Kong 2172 9776171 18 May 2017 In service [6]
OOCL Germany 2173 9776183 24 Aug 2017 In service [7]
OOCL Japan 2174 9776195 11 Sep 2017 In service [8]
OOCL United Kingdom 2175 9776200 29 Sep 2017 In service [9]
OOCL Scandinavia 2176 9776212 28 Nov 2017 In service [10]
OOCL Indonesia 2177 9776224 18 Jan 2018 In service [11]

See also

References
  1. "OOCL reaches milestone with the christening of the OOCL Hong Kong". www.oocl.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. "SHI Renews its Hold on the World's Largest Container Ship Order Record". www.samsungshi.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  3. "OOCL Christens 21,413 TEU OOCL Hong Kong". Offshore Energy. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. "OOCL Megaship Runs Aground in Suez Canal". Port Technology International. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  5. "Car fell into a gap caused by grounding of container ship". SeaNews Turkey| International Shipping Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  6. "OOCL Hong Kong (17264880)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  7. "OOCL Germany (17264881)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  8. "OOCL Japan (17264882)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  9. "OOCL United Kingdom (17264883)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  10. "OOCL Scandinavia (17264884)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  11. "OOCL Indonesia (18264885)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-25.


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