Definition of "containership" []

• Alternative spelling of container ship. (noun)
• In object-oriented programming, the conceptual containment of one object inside another. (noun)

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• "Liner shipping companies that use containership operators like Box Ships started returning to profitability last year, and orders for new containerships have declined, reducing industry capacity."
• "Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and other shipping stocks rose sharply in Tokyo after the Nikkei newspaper reported they were ramping up their containership services to Africa on increased demand for goods, as resource-rich nations there show economic growth."
• "Germany is currently seeking to extradite several alleged Somali pirates from the Netherlands for attacking a German containership in April, and alleged Somali pirates are waiting trial in France and Spain."