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A Timelapse Video Reveals How The World's Biggest Container Ship Was Built

Alex DaviesMar 21, 2013, 03:01 IST

Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk is building the world's biggest container ship, and the Discovery Channel is along for the voyage.

To create buzz for a six episode series following the design, construction, and delivery of the 1,312-foot long Triple-E (named for energy efficiency, economy of scale, and environmentally improved) Discovery put together a timelapse video of the ship's construction.

In just 1:17, watch an army of workers and machines build the enormous vessel out of nothing.

See it happen: