The number 9811000 is the IMO number for the container ship EVER GIVEN. The vessel is one of the largest container ships in the world and is well known for blocking the Suez Canal in March 2021.
Vessel Specifications
The Ever Given (IMO 9811000) is a container ship built to the Imabari 20000 design by Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan.
- Type: Container Ship / Post Suezmax vessel
- Flag: Panama
- Owner: Shoei Kisen Kaisha (subsidiary of Imabari Shipbuilding)
- Operator: Evergreen Marine
- Year Built: 2018
- Length Overall (LOA): 399.94 meters (approx. 400 m)
- Width (Beam): 59 meters
- Gross Tonnage: 220,940 GT
- Deadweight Tonnage (DWT): 199,629 tonnes
- Capacity: 20,124 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units)
Notable Event
The Ever Given gained international notoriety when it ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal on March 23, 2021. The incident halted traffic through the vital global trade route for six days, leading to significant disruption in worldwide supply chains. The ship was eventually freed by salvage crews on March 29, 2021.