NYK Venus was one of the largest container ships in the world when it was delivered to its operator, Venus Container Shipping.

[4] The NYK Venus was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries.

It is a fully cellular container ship at 338 m in length and 46 m beam, with a capacity of 9,012 TEU including 854 refrigerated compartments.

The vessel is powered by a MAN B&W 12K98MC engine, capable of producing 64,033 kW (87,059 hp) driving one fixed propeller.

This two-stroke, 12-cylinder engine was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries.