What is the largest class of container ships and their capacity?

What is the largest class of container ships and their capacity?

• A. Ultra Large Container Vessel (ULCV) up to 200,000 DWT
• B. Panamax up to 80,000 DWT
• C. Handysize up to 40,000 DWT
• D. Suezmax up to 120,000 DWT

Answer: (A)

Ultra Large Container Vessel is the largest class of container ships. These giants carry the highest number of containers, with capacity typically described in TEU and, for this answer, expressed in weight terms as up to about 200,000 DWT. That level of deadweight tonnage far exceeds the carrying capacity of the other classes listed: Panamax ships are sized to fit through the original Panama Canal and carry far fewer containers, Handysize ships are much smaller general cargo vessels, and Suezmax refers to the size limit for tankers, not container ships. So the Ultra Large Container Vessel, up to around 200,000 DWT, is the correct choice.

Ultra Large Container Vessel is the largest class of container ships. These giants carry the highest number of containers, with capacity typically described in TEU and, for this answer, expressed in weight terms as up to about 200,000 DWT. That level of deadweight tonnage far exceeds the carrying capacity of the other classes listed: Panamax ships are sized to fit through the original Panama Canal and carry far fewer containers, Handysize ships are much smaller general cargo vessels, and Suezmax refers to the size limit for tankers, not container ships. So the Ultra Large Container Vessel, up to around 200,000 DWT, is the correct choice.