container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
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In an aerial view, container ship CMA CGM Osiris is escorted into the Port of Oakland on April 09, 2025 in Oakland, California.
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Thirty percent of the world’s container ship traffic is reported to pass through its waters en route to or from the Suez Canal.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The captain of the MSC Jubilee IX — a 333-meter container ship operating under the Liberian flag — was arrested Wednesday in Seattle, the Coast Guard said in a news release Saturday.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
The world's largest container ship, MSC IRINA, arrives from outer anchorage to dock at the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Thiruvananthapuram, in India's Kerala state, on June 9.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Thirty percent of the world’s container ship traffic is reported to pass through its waters en route to or from the Suez Canal.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The captain of the MSC Jubilee IX — a 333-meter container ship operating under the Liberian flag — was arrested Wednesday in Seattle, the Coast Guard said in a news release Saturday.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
The world's largest container ship, MSC IRINA, arrives from outer anchorage to dock at the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Thiruvananthapuram, in India's Kerala state, on June 9.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Container ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20ship. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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containership
noun
con·tain·er·ship
kən-ˈtā-nər-ˌship 
: a ship designed or equipped to carry very large containers of cargo
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