CMA CGM Takes Delivery of France’s Biggest Ship, the 20,600 TEU ‘Antoine De Saint Exupery ‘
French delivery team CMA CGM inaugurated its brand-new front runner vessel CMA CGM Antoine De Saint Exupery today in Le Havre, France.
At 400-meters long by 59-meter large, the vessel has the ability to lug 20,600 twenty-foot containers, making it the biggest to cruise under the French flag.
CMA CGM took shipment of the CMA CGM Antoine De Saint Exupery in January from Hanjin Heavy Industries & & Construction in Subic,Phillipinnes She is the very first 3 comparable ships being developed for the team.
The Group’s previous front runner was the CMA CGM Bougainville, among ultra big container vessels (UCLVs) with an ability of around 18,000 TEU.
In enhancement to her dimension, the CMA CGM Antoine De Saint Exupery goes over for her ecological innovations such as a Becker Twisted Fin, which helps in reducing in carbon dioxide discharges by as high as 4%, in addition to an engine that CMA CGM claims minimizes gas as well as oil intake for an a 3% typical decrease of carbon dioxide discharges.
She likewise includes a UV ballast water therapy system to quit the spread of intrusive varieties via ballast water.
The name of the ship commemorates author, poet as well as pilot, Antoine De Saint Exupery, whose popular job, such as ‘Wind, Sand and Stars’, is understood around the world.