Disclosed is a hull (2) for a container ship (1), said hull (2) having a length and a beam (b), said hull (2) comprising: two hull sides (5), each hull side comprising outer shell plating (22) spaced from inner skin plating (23), a bottom (6) connecting said hull sides (5), a cargo hold area for stowing shipping containers (19) below deck, a plurality of transverse bulkheads (16, 17) dividing said cargo area longitudinally into cargo holds and container bays (12), each container bay (12) having a hatch opening (35), a transverse box structure (20) forming the upper part of said transverse bulkheads (16, 17), said transverse box structures (20) connecting said hull sides (5), a deck (29) surrounding said hatch openings (35), said deck (29) being formed by deck plating (30) and said deck (29) being adapted for supporting hatch covers (24) for covering said hatch openings (35) and for supporting above deck shipping containers (19),said deck plating (30) forming an upper side (25) of said transverse box structure (20) and said deck plating (30) being connected to an upper end of said inner skin plating (23), a lengthwise torsion box (31) being formed by connecting said outer shell plating (22) to said deck plating (30), two outer support structures (32), each outer support structure (32) extending lengthwise along a portion of one of the hull sides (5); characterized in that said outer support structures (32) provide support for at least one outer row of above deck shipping containers (19) at a level that substantially corresponds to the level of an upper surface of said at least one hatch cover (24) placed over said opening (35); and in that each hull side (5) comprises at least one lengthwise extending crew passageway (18) arranged in said hull side (5) between said outer shell plating (22) and said inner skin plating (23), wherein the torsion box (31) and the passageway (18) extend lengthwise over at least a portion of the length of the container ship through amidships.