The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at their shipyard located in Ulsan, South Korea.

They are not designed with a specific speed and draft in mind and thus can be deployed on both east-west and north-south maritime routes.

In 2018 Maersk announced it had ordered two additional ships from the same shipbuilder.

[2] On 6 March 2018, a large fire broke out in one of the cargo holds of the Maersk Honam.

[4] On 30 December 2023 Maersk Hangzhou was attacked in the Gulf of Aden by Houthi forces, attempting to board the vessel.