Post-Panamax Vessel Construction

One of the central justifications presented by the Panama Canal Authority to support their reasoning is current trends in shipbuilding. I did a quick Google pull on "post-panamax teu" and came up with this report on the Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark. Since the shipyard was rebuilt and from 1962 they built about 150 ships and tankers, and "Panamax" vessels capable of moving 3500 TEU until the mid 1990's. Since 1996 they have built or plans to built another 60 "post-panamax" ships and "ultra-panamax" ships capable of carrying as many as 10,000 TEU or almost three times the carrying capacity of the M-class 3,500 TEU vessels like the 'Margrethe Mærsk'. The trend is clearly toward much bigger ships as manufacturers continue to seek economies of scale in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Bigger ships translate into falling prices at Walmart. Odense Steel Shipyard
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Odense Steel Shipyard (Danish: Odense Staalskibsværft) located in Odense, Denmark was constructed in 1918-1919 by the A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group. A new yard with bigger and better facilites was constructed 1957-1959 on a new site located in Munkebo a few kilometres outside of Odense proper. The last two years Odense Steel Shipyard have had a negative budget line and if the shipyard doesn't presents a positive budget line the shipyard will be closed in 2008.

The original shipyard remained in operation until 1966 when all operations were transferred to the new site. Unlike the modern shipyard, the old yard produced civilian and merchant vessels only. Its first completed ship was cargo steamship Robert Mærsk, completed in 1920. Its last production was no. 177, bulkcarrier Laura Mærsk.


Yard No. / Typ / Name of ship / Company / delivered

* 1 : cargo 3200 tdw / S.S.Lifland / DFDS / 1921
* 2 : cargo / S.S. Robert Mærsk / Mærsk / 1920
* 176 : Bulkcarrier / M.S. Laust Mærsk / Mærsk / 1966
* 177 : Bulkcarrier / M.S. Laura Mærsk / Mærsk / 1966


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The new Odense Steel Shipyard (the "Lindø" Yard)

The new shipyard originally had two building docks no. I and II (300 x 45 x 7,5 metres each) allowing the construction of tankers with up to 100,000 tdw. The Yard was enlarged in 1967 including a new very large building dock No. III (415 x 90 metres) and a great 800 ton., 95 Meters high, 148,5 Meters span gantry crane was added allowing the construction of tankers in VLCC and ULCC class. The largest construction planned on the yard were two 500,000 tdw tankers, but this order was later cancelled. From the 1960's until 1977 the yard only constructed oil-tankers (no larger than 330,000 tdw.) as well as bulk carriers. The first RORO ship was built in 1979, and the first container ship in 1980. In Dec. 1992, the yard completed the world's first 300,000 tdw double-hull tanker. In Jan.1996 they delivered its first Post-Panamax container ship. In Dec.1999 the gantry crane crashed after a hurricane in the building dock and damaged the ship newbuilding No.170, which must repaired and delivered two month later. MAN-TAKRAF; Leipzig / Germany deliverd a new 1000 ton., 110 Meter high ganty crane in April 2001.
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Building No. / Typ / Name of ship / Company / delivered

1962 to 1995

* 1 - 2 : turbine tankers 50.000 tdw / ? / Standard Oil of California / 1962 - 1963
* 3 : turbine tanker 51.000 tdw / 'Anglo Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1963
* 4 : turbine tanker 50,000 tdw/ ? / Standard Oil of California / 1964
* 5 : turbine tanker 51.000 tdw / ' Peter Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1964
* 6 : turbine tanker 50.000 tdw / ? / Standard Oil of California / 196.
* 7 : turbine tanker 53.000 tdw / 'Prima Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1965
* 8 : turbine tanker 50.000 tdw / ? / Standard Oil of California / 1965
* 9 :
* 10 : turbine tanker 98.000 tdw / 'A.P. Møller' / Mærsk / 2.1966
* 11 :
* 12 :
* 13 : motor tanker 98.000 tdw / 'Eli Maersk' / Mærsk / 1966
* 14 :
* 15 :
* 16 :
* 17 :

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* 30 : turbine tanker 250.000 tdw / 'Esso Copenhagen' / Esso Transport Co., Liberia / 1971
* 31 : turbine tanker 250.000 tdw / Esso / order cancelled
* 32 : turbine tanker 250.000 tdw / 'Esso Skandia' / Esso Transport Co., Liberia / 1971

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* 33 : turbine tanker 253.000 tdw / 'Texaco Danmark' / Texaco / 1971
* 34 : turbine tanker 285.000 tdw / 'Regina Mærsk' / Mærsk / 7.1971
* 35 : turbine tanker 253.000 tdw / Texaco
* 36 : turbine tanker 253.000 tdw / Texaco
* xx : turbine tanker 285.000 tdw / 'Rømø Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1973
* xx : turbine tanker 285.000 tdw / 'Robert Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1973

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* xx : turbine tanker 330.000 tdw / 'Kristine Mærsk' / Mærsk / 6.1974
* xx - xx : 4 x turbine tankers 310.000 tdw / 'L class' / Shell / 1974-75
* 59 - 60 : 2 x turbine tankers 310.000 tdw / 'L-class' / Shell / 1976
* 61 : turbine tanker 330.000 tdw / 'Karama Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1977
* 62 : turbine tanker 330.000 tdw / 'Karen Mærsk' / Mærsk / 9.1977

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* 63 - 68 : product tankers 70.000 tdw / 'Nora Mærsk class' / Mærsk / 11.1977 - 1979

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* 69 - 72 : 4 x Bulk carriers / Torm A/S /

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* 73 - 78 : 6 x RoRo Container ships / 'Elisabeth Mærsk'-class / Mærsk / 1979 - 1980

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* 79 - 82 : supply vessels / 'Mærsk R class' / Mærsk / 1979 - 1980

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* 83 - 88 : container ships 2000 TEU / Laura Mærsk-class / Mærsk / 11.1980 - 1982

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* xx : 2 x supply vessels / 'Maersk R class' / Mærsk / 1982

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* xx : 2 x bulkcarriers 95.000 tdw / ? / D/S Torm / 1982,1983

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* xx : 3 x product tankers 98.000 tdw / D-class / Mærsk / 1982,1983

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* 99 : container ship 2500 TEU / 'Regina Mærsk' / Mærsk / 9.1983
* 100 : container ship 2700 TEU / 'Laust Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1.1984
* 101 : container ship 3000 TEU / 'Louis Mærsk'/ Mærsk / 3.1984
* 102 : container ship 3000 TEU / 'Lars Mærsk' / Mærsk / 6.1984

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* 1xx - 1xx : 3 x RoRo container / 'Sea Lion'-class / Crowley,USA / 1984

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* 116 : supply vessel / 'Mærsk Master' / Mærsk / 1986
* 117 : supply vessel / 'Mærsk Mariner' / Mærsk / 1986

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* 118 - 119 : Product tankers 50,000 tdw / E-class / Mærsk /

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* 120 : container ship 3000 TEU / 'McKinney Mærsk' / Mærsk / 12.1985

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* 121 - 122 : Product tankers 27,000 tdw


Panamax container ships 3500 TEU (M-class)

* 123 : 'Marchen Mærsk' / Mærsk / 4.1988
* 124 : 'Marit Mærsk' / Mærsk / 8.1988
* 125 : 'Margrethe Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1988
* 126 - 128 : M-class / Mærsk / 1990
* 129 - 131 : 'Majestic Mærsk'-class / Mærsk / 1989
* 132 - 134 : M-class / Mærsk / 1991 - 10.1991


container ships 1400 TEU (C-class)

* 135 - 140 : C-class / Mærsk / 12.1991 - 1992


ULCC double hull motor tankers 300.000 tdw

* 141 - 146 : 'Eleo Mærsk'-class /Mærsk / 12.1992 - 1993, 1995
* 147 : Mærsk / (order cancelled.)
* 148 - 150 : 'Gemini Star'-class / VELA / 1995


container ships 1600 TEU (C-lass)

* 151 - 153 : C- Class / Mærsk / 1994


since 1996

Post panamax container ships 6000 TEU (K-class)

* 154 : 'Regina Mærsk'/ Mærsk / 1.1996
* 155 : 'Knud Mærsk' / Mærsk / 4.1996
* 156 : 'Kate Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1996
* 157 : 'Karen Mærsk' / 1996
* 158 : 'Katrine Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1997
* 159 : 'Kirsten Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1997


Post panamax container ships 6600 TEU (S/C-class)

* 160 : 'Sovereign Mærsk' / Mærsk / 9.1997
* 161 : 'Susan Mærsk' / Mærsk / 12.1997
* 162 : 'Sally Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1998
* 163 : 'Sine Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1998
* 164 : 'Svendborg Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1998
* 165 : 'Sofie Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1998
* 166 : 'Svend Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1999
* 167 : 'Sørø Mærsk' / Mærsk / 1999
* 168 : 'Skagen Mærsk' / Maersk / 1999
* 169 : 'Clifford Mærsk' / Mærsk / 11.1999
* 170 : 'Cornelius Mærsk' / Mærsk / 3. 2000


Post panamax container ships 3700 TEU (new L-class)

* 171 : 'Laura Mærsk'/ Mærsk / 6.2001
* 172 : 'Lica Mærsk'
* 173 : 'Laust Mærsk'
* 174 : 'Leda Mærsk'
* 175 : 'Lexa Mærsk'
* 176 : 'Luna Mærsk' / Maersk / 1.2002


post panamax container ships 6600 TEU (c-class)

* 177 : 'A.P. Møller' / Mærsk / 2000
* 178 : 'Caroline Mærsk' / Mærsk / 2000
* 179 : 'Carsten Mærsk' / Mærsk / 2000
* 180 : 'Chastine Mærsk' / Mærsk / 2001

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* 181 : 'Charlotte Mærsk' / Mærsk / 2002
* 182 : 'Cornelia Mærsk' / Mærsk / 2002
* 183 : 'Columbine Mærsk' / Mærsk / 2002
* 184 : 'Clementine Mærsk' / Mærsk / 2002

post panamax container ships (A-class)

* 185 : 'Axel Mærsk' / Mærsk / 3.2003
* 186 : 'Anna Mærsk' / Mærsk / 2003
* 187 : 'Arnold Mærsk' / Mærsk / 2003
* 188 : 'Arthur Mærsk' / Mærsk / 2003
* 189 : 'Adrian Mærsk' / Mærsk / 2004
* 190 : 'Albert Mærsk' / Mærsk / 8.2004


flexible-support ships

* 191 : 'Absalon' / Royal Danish Navy / 10.2004
* 192 : 'Esbern Snare' / Royal Danish Navy / 4.2005

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post panamax container ships 3700 TEU (new L-class)

* 193 : 'Lars Mærsk' / Mærsk / 11.2004
* 194 : 'Safmarine Nomanzwe' / Safmarine / 12.2004
* 195 : 'Safmarine Nokwanda' / Safmarine / 1.2005
* 196 : 'DAL Kalahari' / Deutsche Afrika Linien / 3.2005

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post panamax container ships 7500 TEU (G-class)

* 197 : 'Gudrun Mærsk' / Mærsk / 6.2005
* 198 : 'Grete Mærsk' / Mærsk / 8.2005
* 199 : 'Gunvor Mærsk' / Mærsk / 10.2005
* 200 : 'Gjertrud Mærsk' / Mærsk / 12.2005
* 201 : 'Gerd Mærsk' / Mærsk / 2.2006
* 202 : 'Georg Mærsk' / Mærsk / 4.2006

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Ultra panamax container ships 10000 TEU (E-class)

* 203 : 'Emma Mærsk' / Mærsk / 9.2006
* 204 : ......Mærsk / Mærsk / 11.2006
* 205 :
* 206 :
* 207 :
* 208 :
* 209 :
* 210 : / Mærsk / 2008

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container ships

* 211 : container ship / Mærsk / 2009
* 212 - 214 : container ships / Mærsk / 2009-2010
* 215 - 216 : container ships / Mærsk / 2011

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