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E-class container ship
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<h2 id="capacity-upgrade">Capacity upgrade</h2> <p>In 2016, the decision was made to upgrade the capacity of the ships and make them more efficient at lower speeds. The capacity increase was done by increasing the height of the lashing bridges and adding an extra floor to the accommodation block. This allows the containers to be stacked higher on deck. To help maintain stability, <a href="/facts/Antiroll_tanks/T4I903PA">flume tanks</a> were added on the sides of the accommodation block. The work was carried out at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry's shipyard in <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="list-of-ships">List of ships</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Ship</th><th>Yard number</th><th>IMO number</th><th>Delivery</th><th>Status</th><th>ref</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Emma_M%C3%A6rsk/7DDFYYb9"><i>Emma Mærsk</i></a></td><td>L203</td><td>9321483</td><td>31 Aug 2006</td><td>In service</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Estelle_M%C3%A6rsk/cerpc0mW"><i>Estelle Mærsk</i></a></td><td>L204</td><td>9321495</td><td>9 Nov 2006</td><td>In service</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Eleonora_M%C3%A6rsk/Ce19CBG8"><i>Eleonora Mærsk</i></a></td><td>L205</td><td>9321500</td><td>12 Jan 2007</td><td>In service</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Evelyn_M%C3%A6rsk/V4gnEDbQ"><i>Evelyn Mærsk</i></a></td><td>L206</td><td>9321512</td><td>29 Mar 2007</td><td>In service</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ebba_M%C3%A6rsk/EMuF5qlu"><i>Ebba Mærsk</i></a></td><td>L207</td><td>9321524</td><td>15 Jun 2007</td><td>In service</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Elly_Maersk/DRYbgcAS"><i>Elly Maersk</i></a></td><td>L208</td><td>9321536</td><td>5 Sep 2007</td><td>In service</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Edith_M%C3%A6rsk/YcLb2a21"><i>Edith Mærsk</i></a></td><td>L209</td><td>9321548</td><td>14 Nov 2007</td><td>In service</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Eugen_M%C3%A6rsk/4CconVyU"><i>Eugen Mærsk</i></a></td><td>L210</td><td>9321550</td><td>29 Jan 2008</td><td>In service</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Maersk_Edinburgh-class_container_ship/Bnj6dcWo"><i>Maersk Edinburgh</i>-class container ship</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Mighty Ships". discoveryhd.ca. CTV Global Media. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080915092424/http://www.discoveryhd.ca/shows/showdetails.aspx?sid=9955" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20080915092424/http://www.discoveryhd.ca/shows/showdetails.aspx?sid=9955</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"How Do They Do It?: S5 E9 - Mega Cargo Ships; Peterbilt Vehicles". <a href="https://www1.cartoonhd.nl/watch-show/how-do-they-do-it/season/5/episode/9" target="_blank">https://www1.cartoonhd.nl/watch-show/how-do-they-do-it/season/5/episode/9</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"King of Container Ships". IMDb. Retrieved 1 April 2019. <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1404274/" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1404274/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Shipping: The Danish Armada". The Economist. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22. <a href="https://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2011/02/shipping" target="_blank">https://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2011/02/shipping</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Maersk to upgrade eight E class". Ships Monthly. 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2020-08-03. <a href="https://shipsmonthly.com/uncategorised/maersk-to-upgrade-eight-e-class/" target="_blank">https://shipsmonthly.com/uncategorised/maersk-to-upgrade-eight-e-class/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Emma Mærsk (06151181)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. <a href="https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search" target="_blank">https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Estelle Mærsk (06151182)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. <a href="https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search" target="_blank">https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Eleonora Mærsk (07151183)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. <a href="https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search" target="_blank">https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Evelyn Mærsk (07151184)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. <a href="https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search" target="_blank">https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Ebba Mærsk (07151185)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. <a href="https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search" target="_blank">https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Elly Mærsk (07151186)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. <a href="https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search" target="_blank">https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Edith Mærsk (07151187)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. <a href="https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search" target="_blank">https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Mærsk (08151188)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. <a href="https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search" target="_blank">https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>