{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"container ship","description":"Container ships are purpose-built vessels equipped with cellular hold structures that allow standardised ISO containers to be stacked and locked precisely—both below deck and on top—enabling large-scale, efficient cargo movement worldwide. Capacity is measured in TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units), spanning from small feeder vessels of a few hundred TEU to Ultra-Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) exceeding 20,000 TEU. Size classifications such as Panamax and Post-Panamax reflect the historical dime","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/container-ship","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T18:14:28.593693","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/container-ship","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"container ship · Container ships are purpose-built vessels equipped with cellular hold structures that allow standardised ISO containers to be stacked and locked precisely—both below deck and on top—enabling large-scale, efficient cargo movement worldwide. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship"}