container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
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Watch the Dali container ship depart from Baltimore Monday, three months after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge, collapsing it.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
Without sufficient protective barriers surrounding the piers, other bridge components couldn’t compensate for the missing support when the large container ship, called the Dali, crashed into one of the piers, The New York Times reported in March.
—Devon Milley, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
In the weeks since, the channel has gradually opened to traffic as crews worked to clear 50,000 tons of bridge wreckage and remove the 984-foot-long and 158-foot-wide container ship from the crash site.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 June 2024
More than two months after the container ship Dali destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the first cruise ships since the disaster have set sail.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
Without sufficient protective barriers surrounding the piers, other bridge components couldn’t compensate for the missing support when the large container ship, called the Dali, crashed into one of the piers, The New York Times reported in March.
—Devon Milley, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
In the weeks since, the channel has gradually opened to traffic as crews worked to clear 50,000 tons of bridge wreckage and remove the 984-foot-long and 158-foot-wide container ship from the crash site.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 June 2024
More than two months after the container ship Dali destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the first cruise ships since the disaster have set sail.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
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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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