Explorer-class container ship

The ship CMA CGM Christophe Colomb type

Associated vessels

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Bureau Veritas

The ships of the CMA CGM Christophe Colomb - class are among the largest container ships in the world.

History

The ship CMA CGM Christophe Colomb type with the hull number 4156 was built at the shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Geoje, South Korea on 10 November 2009. The client was the shipping company CMA CGM Marseille. Begun with the type of ship CMA CGM Christophe Colomb engines will initially be completed by the sister ships CMA CGM Corte Real, CMA CGM La Perouse and CMA CGM Magellan, which are technically is almost the same type of ship, as in the MSC Daniela class. In addition, yet each thirty meters long and three meters wider ships CMA CGM Zheng He, CMA CGM CMA CGM Marco Polo and Vasco de Gama built an enlarged type.

Five ships of 13,344 TEU series of CMA CGM are from early June 2010 with five other almost identical set of Maersk 13,092 TEU ships of Maersk Edinburgh class a so-called slow- steaming (English: driving slowly ) Container Service from Europe to the Far East. start The beginning of the service with the symbol FAL 5 was planned for last summer and is about the ports of Le Havre, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Port Kelang, Singapore, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen - Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Kelang and back lead to Le Havre.

The ships were introduced in the FAL5 service from 2010:

  • CMA CGM Christophe Colomb - 13,344 TEU - July 2010
  • CMA CGM Amerigo Vespucci - 13,344 TEU - July 2010
  • Maersk Edinburgh - 13.092 TEU - July 2010
  • CMA CGM Corte Real - 13,344 TEU - July 2010
  • CMA CGM La Perouse - 13,344 TEU - July 2010
  • Maersk Emden - 13.092 TEU - July 2010
  • Maersk Eindhoven - 13.092 TEU - August 2010
  • Maersk Essen - 13.092 TEU - September 2010
  • CMA CGM Magellan - 13,344 TEU - September 2010
  • CMA CGM Alaska IMO no. 9469572
  • CMA CGM Nevada IMO no. 9471408

CMA CGM Corte Real

CMA CGM Magellan

CMA CGM Alaska

CMA CGM Nevada

Technology

On the surface is the one initially the size of the double-hull vessels; they counted the end of 2009 to the largest container ships in the world. But ship Structurally striking are a series of innovations and details, especially in terms of environmental protection in shipping. Thus, the deckhouse is arranged in contrast to the majority of the conventional container ships far forward, which enables an improved line of sight, and thus front cover higher loading. Below the structure, among others, the bunker tanks are arranged to meet the latest MARPOL regulations. Unusual is also the most powerful drive system with the most powerful currently available two-stroke diesel engine type, the 14RT - flex96C. This is located so far aft as possible and to its electronic control reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by around three percent. At the flow-optimized underwater hull fins to improve the Anströmungsverhaltens of the propeller are mounted in front of the propeller, which is just like the rudder shape improve energy efficiency. Noteworthy are also more technical features, such as a Schiffsmüllkompaktor or an integrated oil collection system. The holds of the CMA CGM Christophe Colomb - class closed with pontoon hatch covers. The ships have a capacity of 13,344 TEU, 800 refrigerated containers can be connected.

Draft (hull) Slow steaming
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