The 23 000-TEU CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, the largest liquefied natural gas-powered containership, set a new world record yesterday when she loaded 20 723 full containers on her departure from Singapore.
“To carry so many containers we have to be able to stack them 10 or 11 high on the deck, giving rise to strict constraints linked to the vessel’s structure and, crucially, how containers are stowed,” explained the line’s Marc Olazabal.
"Thanks to the vessel’s design we were able to pile containers of over 10 tons in a 10-high stack.”
The vessel was on her maiden voyage on CMA CGM’s French Asia Line (FAL 1), connecting Asia with Europe.