The World Record of the ‘largest sea vessel’ in the world has been achieved by the container ship Eugen Mærsk of Maersk Line from Denmark.
Maersk Line is the container division of A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, Denmark. It is the lead ship of a fleet of eight ships of the Mærsk E-class container ships. The newest of this ship series was launched in 2013. The total length of this ship is 399 meters (1,309 ft) in and a cargo capacity of 18,270 TEU containers. The length of the beam of the above mentioned ship is 183 feet (56 m) and the dead-weight tonnage is 156,907. The ship has a maximum speed of 23 knots and the total crew in routine operations is 19.