{"id":2422,"date":"2022-07-14T11:41:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T18:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easyhaul.com\/blog\/?p=2422"},"modified":"2025-11-07T05:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:32:59","slug":"interesting-facts-about-container-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easyhaul.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/14\/interesting-facts-about-container-ships\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Facts About Container Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the World Economic Forum, <\/span>around 90% of goods<\/span><\/a> are carried out by sea. The reasons for this are the high hauling capacity of cargo vessels and economic benefits compared to other types of transport. For example, you can state that shipping by air is faster. At the same time, if we glance at how many tons of load it is possible to deliver during the same period, maritime transport has an advantage here. The question is in which way to carry the huge volumes of cargo by sea. To make the process easy, international logistics companies use freight container ships. Currently, it is one of the most common methods of delivery. We at <\/span>EasyHaul<\/b><\/a> decided to present some interesting facts about container ships.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Point Where Everything Has Started<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Container-ship-and-sea\"<\/p>\n

It is fascinating to see what is standing behind modern container ships and logistics chains. History tells us that ancient Phoenicians and Greeks were at the origin of world trade by sea. The development process intensified during the colonization period. Merchants of the modernization era were realizing that trade remained time-consuming and labor-intensive. In his constant search for shipping and maritime trade improvements, Malcolm McLean found the solution in the middle of the previous century. He implemented the use of containers and rebuilt an old cargo tank for their transportation. In 1956, the first container ship, Ideal X, was on the route from Newark to Houston, US. Its load was only 56 containers, but this historic event started a revolution in maritime delivery. It not only increased trading volume but also protected goods from weather, damage, theft, and even pirates. Moreover, containers made it easy to standardize commercial deliveries, as it is possible to transfer containers from ships to trucks or cargo trains.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Statista, in 2021 we had <\/span>5434 container ships<\/span><\/a> in the global merchant fleet. They carry goods at a total cost of $14 trillion. All the facts show us that shipping via maritime transport is a prospective part of the logistics industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Biggest Container Ships in the World<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Evergreen-container-ship\"<\/p>\n

Logistics companies are in constant search of maximum hauling opportunities that will allow them to increase transported cargo volumes. The last parameter directly influences business incomes. To sort everything out, it was necessary to establish a certain index of a container ship carrying magnitude. As a result, engineers and logistics specialists implemented a straightforward system of defining a boxship loading capacity. It refers to the number of twenty-foot equivalent <\/span>container units <\/span><\/a>(TEU) that can be loaded onto a cargo boat. Our list of the biggest container ships is based on the above-mentioned rate.<\/span><\/p>\n