CMA CGM: Maiden voyage of 9,400 TEU ship to Constanza
9.400 TEU vessel ‘CMA CGM Danube’ marks first of a series of 28 ships of the same class; it has a capacity of 1,458 reefer plugs
CMA CGM Group announces that the maiden voyage of the ‘CMA CGM Danube’ will begin on June 30th, 2014 in China. This ship of 9,400 TEU is the first of a series of 28 ships from 9,400 to 10,900 TEU which will be delivered from now to the third quarter of 2016. With a capacity of 1,458 reefer plugs 40’, which is the largest so far on such a ship, it embodies the Group’s ambition to be a leader in this growing market.
Sailing under the Malta flag and chartered bareboat to CIMC, it is the first ship of this class built at the Chinese construction site DSIC (Dalian PRC) and delivered to the Group. 300m in length and 48m in width, it was designed to offer maximal loading capacity while meeting the technical constraints necessitated by the Strait of the Bosphorus.
Operated on one of the emblematic lines of the Group, the “Bosphorus Express” (BEX), the ‘CMA CGM Danube’ will offer direct service between Asia, Turkey and the Black Sea. Accordingly, it will call Dalian, Tianjin, Kwangyang, Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Chiwan, Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, Izmit, Istanbul Ambarli, Constanza, Odessa, Ilyichevsk, Port Said, Port Kelang, Singapore, and once again Dalian.
In line with the sustainable development policy of the Group, the ‘CMA CGM Danube’ is equipped with all the latest environmental technologies which significantly reduce its C02 emissions, as well as the Group’s carbon footprint. More particularly, it is equipped with new bulbous bow shapes improving the hydrodynamics of the vessel at a speed of 16 to 18 knots…
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