Huge HullThe Triple-E’s enormous 400 metre hull will
be made from 50,000 tons of steel, divided into 24
prefabricated ‘Megablocks’. Large enough to swallow 18,000
containers, and sturdy enough to survive a pummelling by
25-metre high storm surges; this steel goliath will be the
largest ship on the ocean today. In the South Korean port of
Okpo, meet the international team of engineers and designers,
whose job it is to build and deliver the Triple E in just 38
weeks. But as work gets under way, problems with the weather
and the yard’s subcontractors, lead to serious delays.
