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, Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry, China |
| 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 mostly named after explorers (Benjamin Franklin was not an explorer but made contributions to oceanography). 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] and named for French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville.
- 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.