Container ship, also known as the "container ship.".In the broad sense, it refers to ships that can be used to load international standard containers. In the narrow sense, it refers to all container ships with all cabins and decks exclusively used for loading containers.

1. A generation
In the 1960s, 17000-20000 gross ton container ships across the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean could carry 700-1000TEU, which is a generation of container ships.

2. The second generation
In the 1970s, the number of container loads of 40000-50000 gross ton container ships increased to 1800-2000TEU, and the speed also increased from 23 to 26-27 knots. The container ships of this period were known as the second generation.

3. Three generations
Since the oil crisis in 1973, the second generation of container ships is regarded as the representative of uneconomic type, so was replaced by the third generation of container ships, the speed of this generation of ship reduced to 20-22 knots, but due to increasing the size of the hull, improve the transportation efficiency, the number of containers reached 3000TEU, therefore, the third generation of ship is efficient and more energy-efficient ship.



4. Four generations
In the late 1980s, the speed of container ships was further increased, and the large size of container ships was determined to pass through the Panama Canal. Container ships in this period were called the fourth generation.The total number of containers loaded for fourth-generation container ships has been increased to 4,400.The shipping company in Chengdu agent found that due to the use of high strength steel, the weight of the ship was reduced by 25%. The development of high-power diesel engine greatly reduced the fuel cost, and the number of the crew was reduced, and the economy of container ships was further improved.

5, Five generations
Five APLC-10 containers built by German shipyards can carry 4800TEU. The captain / ship width ratio of this container ship is 7 to 8, which increases the resilience of the ship and is called the fifth generation container ship.

6. Six generations
Six Rehina Maersk, completed in spring 1996 with 8,000 T E U, have been built, marking the sixth generation of container ships.

7. Seven generations
In the 21st century, the 13,640 T E U container ship of over 10,000 boxes built by Odense Shipyard and put into operation represents the birth of the seventh generation of container ships

8. Eight generations
In February 2011, Maersk Line ordered 10 super large container ships with 18,000 T E U in Daewoo Shipbuilding, South Korea, which also marked the advent of the eighth generation of container ships.
The trend of large ships has been unstoppable, and the loading capacity of container ships has been breaking through. In 2017, Dafei Group ordered 923000TEU super large double fuel container ships in China State Shipbuilding Group.The container ship "Ever Ace", operated by the shipping company Evergreen, is part of a series of six 24,000 T E U container ships.Container ships play a vital role in the distribution of goods around the world, facilitating supply chains across the oceans and continents.

The above information is obtained from the Internet.