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Limits RegistryThe MSC Irina, delivered to Mediterranean Shipping Company in 2023, has a capacity of 24,346 TEU — the largest container ship in the world as of 2026, so large that the gap between it and the sixth-largest ship is under 600 TEU, reflecting a practical ceiling imposed by the depth and width of major ports and canals it must still fit through.
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The MSC Irina, delivered to Mediterranean Shipping Company in 2023, has a capacity of 24,346 TEU — the largest container ship in the world as of 2026, so large that the gap between it and the sixth-largest ship is under 600 TEU, reflecting a practical ceiling imposed by the depth and width of major ports and canals it must still fit through.
The greatest cargo-carrying capacity, measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), of any container ship in active service.
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Limits Registry. LR-LARGEST-CONTAINER-SHIP. Largest container ship. 2026.