MSC is Surpassing Maersk as World’s Largest Container Line
MSC is becoming the largest containership liner Analysts have been forecasting since the spring that MSC was on track to become the world’s largest container carrier surpassing MSC. It apparently happened this week as MSC continued to take delivery of recently acquired secondhand tonnage as well as the completion of newbuilds that will be operated by the carrier. MSC either moved ahead or tied with Maersk based on rated total...
What is OOG?
OOG=OUT OF GAUGE Out of Gauge (OOG) cargo is any cargo that can not be loaded into six-sided shipping containers simply because it is too large. The term is a very loose classification of all cargo with dimensions beyond the maximum 40HC container dimensions. That is a length beyond 12.05 meters – a width beyond 2.33 meters – or a height beyond 2.59 meters. 1. OPEN-TOP CONTAINER，OT 2. PLAT FORM BASED CONTAINER 3. REEFER CONTAINER，RF...
