Fastest general cargo ships

As of 2026-10-12, IMO 9272230 tops the list with 36 km/h.

1. #1 IMO 9272230 — 36 km/h

   general cargo ship built in 2004

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2. #2 Rickmers Shanghai — 35 km/h

   ship built in 2003

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3. #3 Cap San Diego — 35 km/h

   1961 mixed cargo ship

   MS Cap San Diego is a general cargo ship, situated as a museum ship in Hamburg, Germany. Notable for her elegant silhouette, she was the last of a series of six ships known as "the White Swans of the South Atlantic", and marked the apex of German-built general cargo ships before the advent of the container ship and the decline of Germany's heavy industry. Read more on Wikipedia.

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4. #4 Adam Asnyk — 35 km/h

   general cargo ship built in 2009

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5. #5 Thameshaven — 35 km/h

   cargo vessel built in Aberdeen in 1971

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6. #6 Del Valle — 34 km/h

   ship built in 1968

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7. #7 IMO 5366203 — 33 km/h

   general cargo ship built in 1947

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8. #8 Cap Anamur — 32 km/h

   scrapped general cargo ship

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9. #9 Beira — 32 km/h

   ship built in 1963

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10. #10 Nara — 32 km/h

    ship built in 1964

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