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The record CMA CGM Marco Polo has commissioning portacontainer
With an ability to 16.020 teu, it is the full hand container of greater ability to the world-wide fleet
November 8, 2012
Yesterday from the port of Ningbo the new ship CMA CGM Marco Polo of the French company CMA CGM has sailed for its maiden voyage that, having the possibility to load until 16.020 container teu, is currently the portacontainer of greater ability to the world-wide fleet, ability that will be exceeded the next year with the delivery to the Danish company Maersk Triple Line of first portacontainer of class "and" that they will have an ability to 18.270 teu.
CMA CGM Marco Polo is constructed by the South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding and Machine Engineering Co. (DSME) and is delivered to CMA CGM past monday. The ship, of flag of the United Kingdom, has a gross capacity of 186.500 tons, is long 394,4 meters, wide 53,6 meters, has a draught of 16 meters and a speed of 24,1 knots. CMA CGM Marco Polo is before three new portacontainer from 16.000 teu that they will enter to take part of the fleet of the French society, that will take in delivery the others two ships in the course of 2013.
CMA CGM Marco Polo is introduced by CMA CGM in the service French Asia Line (FAL 1) that connects the Far East with Europe carrying out a spin with ports of call to Ningbo, Shanghai, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Chiwan, Yantian, Port Kelang, Tanger Med, Southampton, Amburgo, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, the Havre, Malta, Khor Fakkan, Jebel Ali and Ningbo.
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Yesterday from the port of Ningbo the new ship CMA CGM Marco Polo of the French company CMA CGM has sailed for its maiden voyage that, having the possibility to load until 16.020 container teu, is currently the portacontainer of greater ability to the world-wide fleet, ability that will be exceeded the next year with the delivery to the Danish company Maersk Triple Line of first portacontainer of class "and" that they will have an ability to 18.270 teu.
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