A brand-new behemoth prowls the seas: It’s the largest ship ever built and the most gigantic risk Maersk has ever taken. The container vessel M/V Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller will ply the route between Northern Europe and China. The new class of ship is called the Triple-E, and Maersk has ordered 20, at a cost of $185 million each.
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