.jpg) Ane Maersk, the eponymous A-class container ship at the Port of Rotterdam in November 2024 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Operators | Maersk Line |
| In service | 2024–present |
| Planned | 12 |
| Completed | 12 |
| Active | 12 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | 172,093 GT |
| Length | 350.59 m (1,150 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 54.00 m (177 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion | Dual fuel |
| Capacity | 16,000 TEU |
The new Maersk A class III is a series of 12 container ships built for Maersk Line by Hyundai Heavy Industries. The ships are the first dual fuel container ship class (after the smaller Laura Maersk), and the second largest container ships capable of running on methanol. The ships are unusual in having the bridge at the front of the ship, not near the middle or rear as most large ships.