Yesterday (July 27) saw the delivery to French line CMA CGM of the group’s largest container ship – the CMA CGM Vasco De Gama.
Built by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation, the 18 000-TEU vessel is 399 metres long and 54 metres wide. She will sail under the UK flag on the French Asia Line.
The vessel is the first 18 000-TEU containership ever built by a Chinese shipyard. The CMA CGM ZHENG HE and CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, both of the 18 000-TEUs series, will be delivered in September and November.
Latest 18 000-TEU vessel delivered
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