The recent incident involving a massive container ship colliding with and causing the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has brought attention to the sheer size and weight of these vessels. The ship in question, the Singapore-flagged Dali, is an impressive feat of engineering, comparable in height to the Eiffel Tower if stood upright and about two-thirds the size of the Empire State Building.
The Dali has a carrying capacity of nearly 10,000 standard-sized metal shipping containers, with close to 4,700 containers on board at the time of the accident. While the Dali is considered large by most standards, it pales in comparison to the world's largest container ships, which can transport over 24,000 containers.
