The Japan-built mega-container ship ONE CYGNUS has passed through the Panama Canal. With an overall length of approximately 364.15 m, a beam of approximately 50.60 m and a capacity of around 140,000 TEU, the vessel was built at a shipyard in Kure and is now operated by ONE after being transferred to デンエン・シップ・ホールディング.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially released footage of a Japan-built mega-container ship passing through the Panama Canal during Foreign Minister Motegi (茂木)’s visit to Panama. The vessel was ONE CYGNUS, built at Japan Marine United Corporation’s Kure Works in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture.
ONE CYGNUS has an overall length of approximately 364.15 m, a beam of approximately 50.60 m and a gross tonnage of around 140,000 tons. Its hull uses YP460 ultra-thick high-tensile steel designed for large container ships, and the vessel is designed to carry approximately 14,000 20-foot containers.
The Panama Canal is a waterway approximately 80 km long. Panamax standards were once the norm, but following the canal’s expansion in 2016, the Neo-Panamax standard emerged. ONE CYGNUS is sized to comply with this new standard.
The canal’s lock configuration and the effects of its expansion are once again attracting attention in connection with the standards and track record for vessels transiting the Panama Canal, as well as the route choices available to larger ships in the future.