Explorer-class container ship
 CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, the first Explorer-class container ship ordered by CMA CGM
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea |
| Operators | CMA CGM |
| Built | 2009– |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | 153,000–175,000 GT |
| Length | 365–396 m (1,198–1,299 ft) |
| Beam | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Draft | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Installed power | Wärtsilä 14RT-flex96C (80,080 kW) |
| Propulsion | Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller |
| Speed | 24–25 knots (44–46 km/h; 28–29 mph) |
| Capacity | 13,300–16,020 TEU |
The Explorer class is a series of large container ships built for CMA CGM. They are named after explorers. The first five ships are 365 m long with a nominal capacity of 13,300 TEU; the last three are larger, at 396 m and 16,020 TEU, making them the world's largest container ships until the delivery of the Maersk Triple E Class.
Advanced simulators were built, to help crews learn how to handle the new ships.[1]
Ships
- CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, the first in the series, delivered in November 2009.
- CMA CGM Amerigo Vespucci, second in the series, delivered in July 2010.[2]
- CMA CGM Corte Real, third in the series, delivered in August 2010.
- CMA CGM Laperouse, fourth in the series, delivered in September 2010.
- CMA CGM Magellan, fifth in the series, delivered in September 2010.[3]
- CMA CGM Marco Polo, with capacity increased to 16,020 TEU
- CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt, (formerly CMA CGM Vasco de Gama), 16,020 TEU, delivery expected in June 2013.[4]
- CMA CGM Jacques Cartier, (formerly CMA CGM Zheng He), 16,020 TEU, delivery expected in April 2013.[5]
- CMA CGM Jules Verne, delivered in June 2013
- CMA CGM Kerguelen, length 398m, 18,000 TEU, delivered 31 March, 2015.[6]
- CMA CGM Georg Forster, length 398m, 18,000 TEU, delivered 2 June, 2015.[7]
- CMA CGM Vasco de Gama, length 399m, 18,000 TEU, delivered 27 July 2015.[8]
- CMA CGM Bougainville, CMA CGM flagship, length 398m, 18,000 TEU, delivered 25 August, 2015.[9]
- CMA CGM Zheng He, length 399m, delivered 11 September, 2015.[10]
- CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, length 399m, 18,000 TEU, delivered 4 December 2015.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "CMA CGM puts competence at the forefront of its newbuilding programme". DNV. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "CMA CGM takes delivery second Explorer class". The Motorship. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "CMA CGM Magellan - a masterpiece completed with REFCON". Emerson. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Le futur géant français s'appellera CMA CGM Jules Verne". Le Marin. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "CMA CGM Jacques Cartier". Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "CMA CGM KERGUELEN". Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "CMA CGM GEORG FORSTER". Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "CMA CGM VASCO DE GAMA". Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "CMA CGM BOUGAINVELLE". Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "CMA CGM ZHENG HE". Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "CMA CGM deploys largest cargo vessel ever to call at a U.S. port". Retrieved 23 December 2015.