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It started with a simple idea: move at a lower speed. A small change in knots cuts fuel consumption and lowers CO2 emissions. The Triple-E is designed to be efficient across vessel operations.
CO2 Emission
-37%
An energy-efficient engine propels the Triple-E class. The engine operates at low propeller revolutions and uses larger propellers than traditional container vessels. With this combination less propulsive power is required.
The Triple-E will follow the same Asia-Europe route as the Emma Mærsk class. The Triple-E voyage will begin in Shanghai, and sail from China to Holland in 23 days.
The Triple-E route has not been finalised, but it is likely that these vessels will rotate between main ports in China, South East Asia and Europe.The hull is designed and optimised for lower speeds. The Triple-E vessel will appear more bulky than previous container vessels, such as Emma Mærsk, which were designed for higher speeds. This allows the Triple-E to hold and transport more containers.
Maersk Line continues to break its own records and sets new standards for the shipping industry. The capacity of a Triple-E vessel, 18,000 TEU, will set a new world record surpassing the capacity of Emma Mærsk by 16%. From Regina Mærsk to the Triple-E class, Maersk has designed the largest container vessels in the world since 1996.
1996Regina Maersk Class
1997Sovereign Maersk Class
2006Emma Maersk Class
2013Maersk Triple-E Class
The modern container carries more than 90 percent of all goods in world trade. Every commodity and type of goods can be loaded and carried in ‘the box’, as the container is often referred to. As a result, modern container shipping has changed the way goods are transported around the world.
If all Triple-E class vessel containers were placed one after the other, they would reach about 110 km. You could almost walk across the entire United Kingdom on top of these containers.
It’s not easy to get a sense of the size of vessels. So we’ve made some unusual comparisons, including pyramids and whales, to the Triple-E class vessel.
The Triple-E class vessel will be 400 m long and 59 m wide.
Length overall
400 mBeam (breadth)
59.0 mHeight (above baseline)
73.0 mHeight (above waterline)
58.5 mDraught
14.5 mCarrying capacity
18,000 TEUReefer capacity
600 plugsStandard crew
19Length overall
400 mBeam (breadth)
59.0 mHeight (above baseline)
73.0 mHeight (above waterline)
58.5 mDraught
14.5 mCarrying capacity
18,000 TEUReefer capacity
600 plugsStandard crew
19Different modes of transport have different climate impact. Carbon distance reflects the difference in climate impact among different modes of transport between two locations.
3 g
18 g
45 g
560 g
The Triple-E hull design, energy-efficient engine-type and waste-heat recovery system, which uses exhaust gas to produce additional energy, combine to create an unmatched energy efficient class of vessel.
Triple-E class vessels reduce CO2 emissions by 50% per container moved, compared to industry average on the Asia-Europe trade.
The Triple-E class breaks the world record in container ship capacity. It will carry 16% more containers than Emma Mærsk. It takes economy of scale to a new level because additional capacity is not matched by additional engine power.
The hull is designed and optimised for lower speeds. The Triple-E vessel will appear more bulky than previous container vessels, such as Emma Mærsk, which were designed for higher speeds. This allows the Triple-E to hold and transport more containers.
The Triple-E class will be designed for future safe and sound recycling. We have developed a new ‘Cradle-to-Cradle Passport’, which will list and describe the materials used to build the vessel, where they are located, and how they can be correctly disassembled and recycled / disposed.
Total weight 60,000 ton
High grade steel
New vessels
Low grade steel
New containers
Copper
New wiring
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