container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
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The ship was originally a commercial container ship but was modified into a drone carrier vessel for Iran’s naval forces.
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
In March 2021, for instance, the Ever Given, a container ship operated by the Evergreen line, ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal for six days.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Maersk has been operating its large container ship Laura Maersk since 2023 entirely with green methanol and ordered eight larger carbon neutral ships which will also run on methanol from Hyundai Heavy Industries.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images A container ship struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing a partial collapse, six deaths, and the temporary re-routing of trade ships.
—Jane Pauley, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
In March 2021, for instance, the Ever Given, a container ship operated by the Evergreen line, ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal for six days.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Maersk has been operating its large container ship Laura Maersk since 2023 entirely with green methanol and ordered eight larger carbon neutral ships which will also run on methanol from Hyundai Heavy Industries.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images A container ship struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing a partial collapse, six deaths, and the temporary re-routing of trade ships.
—Jane Pauley, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Container ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20ship. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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containership
noun
con·tain·er·ship
kən-ˈtā-nər-ˌship 
: a ship designed or equipped to carry very large containers of cargo
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