Container ships

Ever Given

Listed active · Source reviewed 2026-09-09

Ever Given is a container ship with a reported length of 400 metres and gross tonnage of 219,079. The source lists Evergreen (Taiwan) as operator. Sources ↓

LENGTH OVERALL400 m

GROSS TONNAGE219,079 GT

LENGTH RANK IN DIRECTORY#8

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Vessel particulars

Reported values from the references below. Cruise-ship beam uses the waterline measurement where supplied. Year may refer to delivery or first service.

Length overall	400 m ↗
Gross tonnage	219,079 GT ↗
Beam	58.8 m ↗
Year in source	2018 ↗
Container capacity	20,124 TEU ↗
Operator	Evergreen (Taiwan) ↗

Listed in the source’s completed fleet. Operational status is not independently confirmed.

Its place in the fleet

This vessel ranks 8 by reported length and 115 by gross tonnage in this directory. Equal measurements share a rank.

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Length comparison

Ever Given · 400 m

Seawise Giant · 458.45 m

Linear bars compare reported lengths only. They are not hull drawings. Reference measurement.

Where is it now?

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BEHIND THE PARTICULARS

Built for a purpose

Builder / location: Imabari Shipbuilding, Saijo yard, Japan
Original role: Ultra-large container transport

Why it was built

Ever Given was completed in 2018 with a reported 20,124 TEU nominal capacity and a length of exactly 400 metres. That length is close to a practical ceiling for containerships: going longer brings diminishing port and canal advantages, so the effective record race has been about carrying more boxes within a similar hull envelope.

List of the largest container ships ↗Evergreen: vessel voyage information ↗

A grounding that became a story

In March 2021 the ship ran aground in the Suez Canal, blocking the waterway for about six days. The event drew extraordinary attention to how dependent global supply chains are on a single narrow passage, and it permanently attached the 2018 hull to an incident years into its service. The ship was refloated in late March 2021.

2021 Suez Canal obstruction ↗

Why length alone misses the point

Ever Given’s 58.8-metre beam and draught matter as much as its 400-metre length when considering where it can operate. The canal-fit tool compares length and beam against the stated envelopes of Panama, Suez and Malacca, and makes clear the difference between what fits on paper and what an authority will clear on the day.

Does it fit the Panama Canal? ↗2021 Suez Canal obstruction ↗

Historical information reviewed 9 September 2026. Documented journeys are not live vessel positions.

A life in milestones

Dated events from the sources below. A missing milestone means it has not been documented here; present status is reported separately above.

2018
Build / delivery year in the source
The fleet reference records this year. A precise launch or handover date is not inferred from a year-only entry.
List of largest container ships ↗
23 March 2021
Grounded in the Suez Canal
The northbound container ship grounded during its canal transit. The published flag-state investigation examines the handling and circumstances.
Panama Maritime Authority investigation, hosted copy ↗
29 March 2021
Refloated
SMIT Salvage and the Suez Canal Authority freed the ship following dredging and coordinated tug operations.
Boskalis / SMIT Salvage ↗

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Ever Given in photographs

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Ever Given moored at a container terminal, viewed from the stern. — Ever Given alongside a container terminal, viewed from the stern. The name and container stacks are clearly visible.
kees torn / Original image · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP.

Ever Given across the Suez Canal on 24 March 2021. Modified Copernicus Sentinel imagery processed by Pierre Markuse.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2021], processed by Pierre Markuse / Original image · CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP.

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Sources & measurement notes

Length measures the vessel from end to end. Gross tonnage measures enclosed volume, not weight. Historical GRT is excluded from the GT ranking. Published figures can differ by configuration and measurement precision.

List of largest container ships ↗
Name, reported dimensions, gross tonnage, delivery year and operator from the completed-ships table.
operator's site ↗
marinetraffic.com ↗

The main specification source is identified above. Additional references may report different configurations or precision. How this directory is compiled.