The M class is a series of 10 container ships built for OOCL with a maximum theoretical capacity of 13,208 TEU. The ships were built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. Construction started in 2012 and the first ship was delivered in 2013.
The original order was for just 6 ships and was signed in April 2011. Two months later it was announced that four additional ships would be ordered. They would be chartered to NYK Line for a length of three years. After the charter ended the ships were renamed and they have since become a part of the OOCL fleet.
List of ships ShipPrevious namesYard numberIMO numberDeliveryStatusrefOOCL PolandNYK Helios (2013-2016)2002962258822 Jan 2013In serviceOOCL Brussels2003962259026 Mar 2013In serviceOOCL Berlin2004962260526 Mar 2013In serviceOOCL FranceNYK Hercules (2013-2016)2005962261730 Apr 2013In serviceOOCL Chongqing2006962262928 Jun 2013In serviceOOCL EgyptNYK Hermes (2013-2016)2007962263126 Jul 2013In serviceOOCL Bangkok2008962797813 Sep 2013In serviceOOCL MalaysiaNYK Hyperion (2013-2016)2009962798016 Oct 2013In serviceOOCL Korea2010962799217 Apr 2014In serviceOOCL Singapore2011962800123 May 2014In service
See also
G-class container ship
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