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Move aside, Maersk McKinney Moller. Hyundai Heavy Industries claims it has started building what will be the world’s next largest-ever boxship for China Shipping Container Lines. At 19,000teu, it passes the 18,270teu capacity of Maersk’s biggest vessel, and will be swiftly followed by four more ...

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  • steven ingels

    January 20, 2014 at 3:58 pm

    Locally in S Korea it is HHI vs DSME (Maersk).
    Showing “face”.

  • Michael Kusuplos

    January 20, 2014 at 6:50 pm

    Just what the container industry needs, another supersized ship! Like throwing an anvil to a drowning man.