The Swiss MSC Golsen, the world's largest container ship, roamed a number of international ports after its first voyage in northern China, setting a record for diversified cargo and cargo capacity.
The ship, made in South Korea, is 400 meters long (longer than 36 passenger buses) and can carry 23,576 containers, each seven meters long, exceeding the capacity of all previous container ships.
The ship's owner MSC Mediterranean Shipping says it is capable of carrying 8,350,000 microwave ovens, 223 million bananas, or 386 million pairs of shoes in a single shipment.
The ship is equipped with equipment to clean the exhaust fumes in line with new maritime laws that require ships to reduce harmful emissions to the environment.
The Geneva-based shipping giant has placed orders for another 10 ships of the same size, being built in South Korea by Samsung and Daewoo.
Paul Scott of Newcastle University said container ships have grown in size in recent years because shipping companies are keen to rationalize transportation expenses. Of cargo the greater the size of the ships.
"The larger the tanker, the more it will require its charterers to conclude a lot of deals to fill it up to its capacity, which is difficult. .