The World's Largest Ship Is On Its Maiden Voyage

The world's largest container ship, the "CSCL Globe," has embarked on its maiden voyage from Shanghai to Europe.

The ship measures 1,3 12 feet long and 192 feet wide and is roughly the size of four soccer fields, according to Gizmag.

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cscl globe

Getty Images The maiden-voyage ceremony of the world's largest container ship "CSCL Globe" is held at the Port of Qingdao on Dec. 4, 2014 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.

It is the first of five ships to be constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries at the request of Shanghai-based marine-shipping company China Shipping Container Lines.

It can carry around 200 million tablet computers at a time and is 20% more energy-efficient than other container ships.

Here is a graphic detailing of the "CSCL Globe":

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cscl globe

Reuters The "CSCL Globe" has yet to break the record set by Danish shipping-and-oil conglomerate AP Moeller Maersk, which set the world record in August for most cargo ever hauled by a ship.

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