noun
- Large cargo ships designed to carry standardized shipping containers stacked on deck and in the hold.
Usage: plural form; maritime/shipping industry term
Examples
- Modern containerships can carry over 20,000 containers across the Pacific Ocean.
- The port invested in new cranes to efficiently load and unload containerships.
- Containerships have revolutionized international trade by reducing shipping costs.
- The largest containerships in the world are operated by major shipping companies.
- Containerships follow fixed routes between major ports worldwide.