CMA CGM: First 16,000 containership on the way to Northern Europe

First voyage of CMA CGM Marco Polo: The world’s largest containership enters the Asia-Europe trade
 
CMA CGM Marco Polo, the world’s largest containership, has begun its first voyage on November 7th in Ningbo (China). The new 16,000 TEU vessel, owned by the world’s third largest container shipping group, sails under the UK flag.
 
Operated on the « French Asia Line » (FAL 1), the CMA CGM Marco Polo will call at Hong Kong (13 nov), Chiwan (13 nov), Yantian (15 nov), Port Kelang (19 nov), Tanger (6 dec), Southampton (10 dec), Hamburg (12 dec), Bremerhaven (14 dec), Rotterdam (16 dec), Zeebrugge (17 dec), Le Havre (19 dec), Malta (26 dec), Khor Al Fakkan (5 jan), Jebel Ali (7 jan) and Ningbo (23 jan).
 
The FAL1 operates the largest vessels of the CMA CGM fleet and offers its customers a fixed-day, weekly connection between Central and South China, the main exporting zones of the country, and Northern Europe. The direct service to Southampton and to Hamburg offers European importers the fastest transit times of the market. The FAL1 is part of a global network of 8 CMA CGM services connecting Asia to Europe Atlantic, which is based on 29 vessels of 11,400 to 16,000 TEUs.
 
Built by DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering) in South Korea, the giant of the seas displays exceptional dimensions: 396 meters long, 54 meters wide, with a draft of 16 meters. The CMA CGM Marco Polo is the first of a series of three 16,000 TEU vessels, that will all be named after great explorers. The delivery of the two next vessels is expected in 2013.

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