The world 's biggest shipping company Moeller Maersk has broken its own world record for the largest amount of cargo ever stowed in cruise ship , after its second - largest , triple - E vessel the Mumbai ship set sail from Tanjung Pelepas Port in Malaysia carrying 19,038 TEU . The previous record was set in 2015 by the Madison ship , which carried 18,215 TEU . The Mumbai Maersk , which has a capacity of 20,568 passengers . It will arrive in Rotterdam on 31 September .
The world's biggest shipping company Moeller Maersk has broken its own world record for the largest amount of cargo ever stowed in one ship, after its second-generation, triple-E vessel the Mumbai Maersk set sail from Tanjung Pelepas Port in Malaysia carrying 19,038 TEU. The previous record was set in 2015 by the Madison Maersk, which carried 18,215 TEU. The Mumbai Maersk, which has a capacity of 20,568 TEU. It will arrive in Rotterdam on 5 September.