Maersk-Conakry

Maersk has named the first in a series of 22 WAFMAX container vessels currently being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea. The ships will be the largest container ships able to call West Africa. Named after the capital of Guinea, Maersk Conakry and the 21 other West Africa MAX ("WAFMAX") vessels on order from Hyundai They are also the most fuel-efficient, using 30 percent less fuel per container moved than the industry average on the Asia-Africa trade. The ships will be 250 metres long with a draught of 13.5 metres, the maximum size allowable in West African ports. Some of the vessels will be equipped with onboard cranes (so-called 'geared' vessels) to enable calls at ports without standing cranes.