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Container ship

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000923

A vessel specifically designed to carry cargo in standardized intermodal containers, facilitating efficient loading, unloading, and transfer between different modes of transport. These ships are integral to global supply chains and are subject to marine insurance policies covering hull and machinery, as well as cargo. The largest container ships can carry over 24,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000923
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectCommercial Auto
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000923",
  "term": "Container ship",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A vessel specifically designed to carry cargo in standardized intermodal containers, facilitating efficient loading, unloading, and transfer between different modes of transport. These ships are integral to global supply chains and are subject to marine insurance policies covering hull and machinery, as well as cargo. The largest container ships can carry over 24,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units).",
  "subject": "Commercial Auto",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/container-ship/"
}

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