Container ships >= 14,500 TEU — too large for the new Panama locks; restricted to Asia-Europe and Asia-East-coast-US-via-Suez routes.
Regulatory detail & full definition
Top end now ~24,000 TEU (MSC Irina class, Ever Alot class, OOCL Spain class). Length ~400 m, beam 61.5 m, draft 16 m+. Calls limited to deep-water hub ports (Singapore, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Qingdao, Yangshan, Algeciras, Tanger Med, Felixstowe, Piraeus, etc.).
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