There have been several reports in the recent press about an imminent order for several 18,000 TEU container ships for Maersk, to be built by Daewoo in Korea. MAN B&W published a detailed paper Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels in 2004 on the subject of how big ships will grow and concluded that the size of 18,000 TEU is the most likely ceiling. This size of ship, sometimes referred to as Malacca-max would require a propulsion power of 103,000 kW. These vessels could be powered by a single or twin engine arrangement. [More]