Launched in 2019, MSC Gülsün is currently the largest cargo ship in the world. Operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company, the Panama-flagged ship is the first of 11 sister vessels constructed by Samsung Heavy Industries and DSME in South Korea.
MSC Gülsün is almost 61.4 meters (203ft) wide and 400 meters (1312ft) long. The 232,000 gross ton ship has a draft of 16 meters. Thanks to its cargo system designed by MacGregor International AB, the ship has a capacity of 23,756 containers (23,756 TEU) in rows of 24 across.
MSC Gülsün transited the Suez Canal for the first time on August 9, 2019.
5 of her sisters, MSC Samar, MSC Leni, MSC Mia, MSC Febe, and MSC Ambra has the same specifics of MSC Gülsün, while 5 others, MSC Mina, MSC Isabella, MSC Arina, MSC Nela, and MSC Sixin are only 10 cm shorter and they only lack 100 in maximum TEU.
