Ultra large container vessel: ships over about 14,500 TEU, up to around 24,000 TEU and 400 m long.
They sail between the biggest hub ports in Asia and Europe and need deep water and very large cranes.
Related terms
- TEU — Twenty-foot equivalent unit: one 20-foot container. A 40-foot container is 2 TEU.
- Neo-Panamax — Ships sized for the expanded Panama Canal locks: up to 366 m long and 51 m wide.