The ''Glory'' class is a series of 8

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s currently operated by COSCO SHIPPING Lines and built by

Hyundai Heavy Industries HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI; ) is the world's largest shipbuilding company and a major heavy equipment manufacturer. Its headquarters are in Ulsan, South Korea. History HHI was founded in 1972 by Chung Ju-yung as a division ...

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. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 13,114 TEU. The ships were ordered in 2007 by Seaspan Corporation for a 12-year charter to COSCO Container Lines. The first ship was delivered in 2011.

List of ships

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{{reflist Container ship classes Ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Group Ships of COSCO Shipping

List of ships

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