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Hanwha Ocean (ex-DSME)

South Korea · Founded 1973

The Okpo giant — builder of the TI supertankers, the Triple-Es and Pioneering Spirit.

Ships here7
Longest399.90 m
Deliveries2002–2020
Still in service7
The yard

The story so far

Under its old name DSME — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering — the Okpo yard built an extraordinary share of this site: the TI-class ULCCs, HMM Algeciras, the Maersk Triple-E generations, Vale Brasil and the twin-hulled Pioneering Spirit, the largest ship ever built by gross tonnage.

After years of financial rescue the yard was acquired by the Hanwha group in 2023 and renamed Hanwha Ocean; the drydocks, including one of the largest on Earth, keep building LNG carriers and naval ships under the new flag.

The line-up

Hanwha Ocean (ex-DSME) ships

Side profiles are sized by real length overall — longer ships draw bigger. Categories are never mixed.

Container ships

3 ships
HMM Algeciras
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
Madrid Mærsk

Tankers & giants

4 ships
Pioneering Spirit
TI Europe
TI Oceania
Vale Brasil

Pioneering Spirit

Allseas · In service

Length overall382 m
Beam123.75 m — widest ship ever
Gross tonnage403,342 GT — largest ever
Bow slot122 m long × 59 m wide, between twin bows
Full specification →

Vale Brasil

Vale (later Chinese owners) · In service (renamed Ore Brasil, 2015)

Length overall362 m
Beam65 m
Deadweight402,347 t
Draft (fully laden)23 m
Full specification →
Side by side

Every ship, ranked by length

ShipCategoryLengthBeamDeliveredStatus
HMM AlgecirasContainer399.90 m61.00 m2020In service
Mærsk Mc-Kinney MøllerContainer399.20 m59.00 m2013In service
Madrid MærskContainer399.00 m58.60 m2017In service
Pioneering SpiritSpecial382.00 m123.75 m2014In service
TI EuropeTanker380.00 m68.00 m2002In service
TI OceaniaTanker380.00 m68.00 m2002In service
Vale BrasilBulk362.00 m65.00 m2011In service (renamed Ore Brasil, 2015)
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