The largest ships in the world are built on Geoje Island, South Korea. This May, Landsat 8 had a clear view of Daewoo…

The largest ships in the world are built on Geoje Island, South Korea. This May, Landsat 8 had a clear view of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, better known as DSME. It’s one of three world-class shipyards in the country. One of the others, Samsung Heavy Industries, is a 40-minute bus ride away on the other side of the island. DSME has the contract to build the Maersk Triple-E ships, which are 400 m (a quarter of a mile) long and can carry more than 18,000 standard shipping containers. When empty, they weigh as much as the Titanic did fully loaded. Even their propellers are so large that the metal takes a week to cool after casting. Their size allows them to be more efficient and more environmentally friendly than typical cargo ships. Three are visible at docks here, with their sterns (back sections) painted red. This image is about 9 km (6 mi) on each side. (via http://instagram.com/p/ugl_21TeRY/)