Barzan
Hapag-Lloyd · Container · In service · built by Hyundai Heavy Industries
Barzan was the largest ship of United Arab Shipping Company, the Gulf line whose entire fleet — flagship included — was absorbed by Hapag-Lloyd in 2017.
Derived metrics
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How big is it, really?
The Barzan's length overall, against things you already know the size of.
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One Barzan = 1.49 Titanics · 3.8 football pitches · 16 blue whales · 5.2 Boeing 747-8s laid end to end.
The numbers
| Length overall | ≈400 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 58.6 m |
| Capacity | ≈18,800 TEU |
| Delivered | May 2015 |
| Flag | Malta |
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Last verified: 2026-07-15 · Spot an error? business@luck.fyi
What makes it different
Barzan is the ship that outlived her owner. Delivered by Hyundai in 2015 as the flagship of United Arab Shipping Company — the Gulf states' joint national line — she was briefly among the largest ships afloat and, by her designers' claims, the most carbon-efficient per container of her generation.
UASC had bet its future on a fleet of giants ordered at the top of the market; the rates collapse of 2015–16 broke that bet, and in 2017 the entire company was merged into Hapag-Lloyd. Barzan kept her Qatari fortress name and swapped her hull colours for Hamburg orange.
She remains the quiet cautionary tale of this board: building the biggest ships is not the same as surviving the market they sail in.
The Barzan line
Barzan class
Who operates the Barzan
All 2 operators of record, verified 2026-07-15. Figures marked ≈ are approximate.
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