The ''Globe'' class is a series of 10
container ship
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s originally built for
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines ( ja, 株式会社商船三井, Kabushiki-gaisha Shōsen Mitsui; abbreviated MOL) is a Japanese transport company headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the largest shipping companies in the world.
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(MOL) and later operated by
Ocean Network Express
Ocean Network Express Holdings, Ltd. (ONE) is a Japanese container transportation and shipping company jointly owned by the Japanese shipping Lines Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and K Line. Launched in 2017 as a joint venture, ONE ...
(ONE). The ships were built by
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HSHI; ) is the world's largest shipbuilder and produces approximately 40 vessels per year. Its yard is located in Samho-eup, Yeongam, South Korea.
History
The company was first established with a name ...
in
South Korea
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. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 5,605
twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
List of ships
See also
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''MOL Triumph''-class container ship
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''MOL Bravo''-class container ship
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''MOL Creation''-class container ship
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''MOL Maestro''-class container ship
References
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Container ship classes
Ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Group