The Explorer class is a series of large containerships built for CMA CGM. They are named after explorers. The first five ships are 365m long with a nominal capacity of 13300 TEU; the last three are larger, at 396m and 16020 TEU, making them the world's largest containerships until the delivery of the Maersk Triple E Class.
Advanced simulators were built, to help crews learn how to handle the new ships.[1]
Specification
- Length overall: 365 metres (1,198 ft) for the first 5 ships, 396 metres (1,299 ft) for the last three.
- Beam: 51 metres (167 ft)
- Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
- Capacity: The first five ships were built to 13,300[2] TEU; later ships, being bigger, have a capacity of 16,020 TEU.[3]
- Engine: Wärtsilä 14RT-Flex96C low speed diesel, 80,080kW
The ships are designed with the bridge and crew accommodation positioned further forward, compared to other containerships, which allows better visibility.
Ships
- CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, the first in the series
- CMA CGM Amerigo Vespucci, second in the series, delivered in July 2010.[4]
- CMA CGM Magellan, fifth in the series, delivered in September 2010.[5]
- CMA CGM Corte Real
- CMA CGM Laperouse
- CMA CGM Marco Polo, increased to 16020 TEU
- CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt, (formerly CMA CGM Vasco de Gama), 16020 TEU, delivery expected in June 2013.[6]
- CMA CGM Jacques Cartier, (formerly CMA CGM Zheng He), 16020 TEU, delivery expected in April 2013.[7]
- CMA CGM Jules Verne
See also
References
- ^ "CMA CGM puts competence at the forefront of its newbuilding programme". DNV. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "CMA CGM takes delivery of its first 13,300 teu ship, a giant of the seas". CMA CGM. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "CMA CGM Marco Polo, South Korea". Ship Technology. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "CMA CGM takes delivery second Explorer class". The Motorship. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "CMA CGM Magellan - a masterpiece completed with REFCON". Emerson. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Le futur géant français s'appellera "CMA CGM Jules Verne"". Le Marin. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "CMA CGM JACQUES CARTIER". Retrieved 29 December 2012.