The W class is a series of 20

container ships A container ship (also called boxship or spelled containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. Container ships are a common means of commercial intermodal ...

operated by

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation () is a Taiwanese container shipping company based in Keelung, Taiwan. History The company was founded in 1972 as a shipping line, but has historical links through its merger with the China Merchants Steam N ...

. The maximum theoretical capacity of the ships is between 14,078 and 14,200 TEU.

History

The order for the first 15 ships was announced in 2013. The ships would be chartered from

Seaspan Corporation Seaspan ULC (formerly Seaspan Marine Corporation) provides marine-related services to the Pacific Northwest. Within the Group are three (3) shipyards, an intermodal ferry and car float business, along with a tug and barge transportation company ...

for a length of 10 years. Ten of the ships would be 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 ...

and the remaining five would be built by

CSBC Corporation, Taiwan CSBC Corporation, Taiwan (, literally "Taiwan International Shipbuilding Corporation") is a company that produces ships for civilian and military use in Taiwan. It is headquartered in Kaohsiung, with shipyards in Kaohsiung and Keelung. For de ...

. The first ship was delivered in 2015. In 2015 Yang Ming ordered another 5 container ships. This time the ships would be built by

Imabari Shipbuilding is a major Japanese ship building, marine engineering, and service company headquartered in Imabari, Ehime, Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Japan's largest shipbuilder both in terms of tonnage and sales revenue, with design, researc ...

and they would be chartered from

Shoei Kisen Kaisha is a major Japanese ship building, marine engineering, and service company headquartered in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Japan's largest shipbuilder both in terms of tonnage and sales revenue, with design, research, construction ...

List of ships

References

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