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15 May 2013

Simulating the real deal

The captains who will take charge of the Triple-Es have to prepare for the new vessel…
6 May 2013

Painting the Triple-E

Even when sailing miles offshore, Maersk Line vessels can easily be identified by their distinctive blue…
29 Apr 2013

Getting ready for the Triple-E

Getting ready for the Triple-E is more than just about the right kit. The people in…

22 Apr 2013

How to effectively recycle 168 Eiffel Towers

In past centuries the global shipping industry was mainly dependent on wind and wood to conduct…
8 Apr 2013

Preparing the ports

In different corners of the world people are are busy readying ports for the arrival of…
27 Mar 2013

Big ship means big pollution, right?

The Triple-E will be the biggest ship in the world. How can such a ship be…

25 Mar 2013

Building it

At 400 meters in length and weighing in at 52,859 tonnes—70 meters longer and five times…
20 Mar 2013

Designing it (Part 2)

In the first part of “Designing it”, we heard about the daunting challenge the Triple-E project…
18 Mar 2013

Discovery Channel to document build of Triple-E

Maersk has teamed up with Discovery Channel who will air a six episode TV-series documenting every…

15 Mar 2013

Designing it (Part 1)

The challenge: build a ship from scratch that is 50 percent more fuel efficient than the…
23 Oct 2012

Propellers rolling off production line

Construction of the world’s largest ship is picking up speed. Recently, the very first propeller was…
21 Jul 2011

At the helm of change

The construction of twenty Triple-E vessels, each capable of carrying 18,000 twenty foot containers, will put…

27 Jun 2011

Maersk Line contracts additional 10 Triple-E vessels

On June 27 2011, at a signing ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, Maersk Line exercised its option with…
5 Apr 2011

Bright lights, big ship

The Triple-E takes on Times Square The 18,000 containers in a Triple-E vessel would fill Times…
28 Mar 2011

Life below deck

How big is the world’s largest ship? Imagine a basketball court next to a full sized…

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Simulating the real deal

Painting the Triple-E

Getting ready for the Triple-E

How to effectively recycle 168 Eiffel Towers

Preparing the ports

Big ship means big pollution, right?

Building it

Designing it (Part 2)

Discovery Channel to document build of Triple-E

Designing it (Part 1)

Propellers rolling off production line

At the helm of change

Maersk Line contracts additional 10 Triple-E vessels

Bright lights, big ship

Life below deck

Stay tuned for our next story:

Local impact: What does the order of the Triple-E's mean for the people at the yard and for Korea as a shipbuilding nation