Container ships
By a factor 20 – in just 56 years: While the American Lancer had capacity for 1,200 TEU, a record-breaking mega freighter like the Ever Ace can transport 24,000 TEU, twenty times the amount. TEU stands for twenty-foot equivalent unit, a standard unit of measurement for containers.
Today
Reality: This photomontage illustrates the quantities transported by modern container ships like the Evergreen Ever Ace when compared to the origins of container shipping. In the background: the Burchardkai terminal.
1968
History: On 25 April, the American Lancer came to Hamburg, the first fully containerised ship. When it docked at the Burchardkai terminal, few people could have guessed that it would mark the beginning of an incredible success story.
United States Lines „American Lancer“
Length: 213 m I Width: 25.9 m I Capacity: 1,200 TEU
Evergreen „Ever Ace“
Length: 400 m I Width: 61.5 m I Capacity: 24,000 TEU
Ever Ace
American Lancer
TEU: 1,200
TEU: 24,000
Loading volume: factor 20
Container ships
By a factor 20 – in just 56 years: While the American Lancer had capacity for 1,200 TEU, a record-breaking mega freighter like the Ever Ace can transport 24,000 TEU, twenty times the amount. TEU stands for twenty-foot equivalent unit, a standard unit of measurement for containers.
1968
History: On 25 April, the American Lancer came to Hamburg, the first fully containerised ship. When it docked at the Burchardkai terminal, few people could have guessed that it would mark the beginning of an incredible success story.
Today
Reality: This photomontage illustrates the quantities transported by modern container ships like the Evergreen Ever Ace when compared to the origins of container shipping. In the background: the Burchardkai terminal.
United States Lines
„American Lancer“
Length: 213 m I Width: 25.9 m I Capacity: 1,200 TEU
Evergreen „Ever Ace“
Length: 400 m I Width: 61.5 m I Capacity: 24,000 TEU
Loading volume: factor 20
American Lancer
TEU: 1,200
Ever Ace
TEU: 24,000