News / Maersk upgrades E-class containerships to bolster capacity

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Maersk Line is upgrading its eight E-class 15,550 teu vessels to load a further 1,300 teu.

Raising the accommodation block and wheelhouse and increasing the height of lashing bridges to take an extra tier of containers is part of the strategy to double the lifetime of the 10-year-old ships, and could be viewed as a statement from Maersk on maximum vessel size intent.

Remedial work was needed on the Odense-built ships after the Emma Maersk was fortunate not to sink at the northern entrance to the Suez ...