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One of the largest container ships to call on the U.S., the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, carries approximately 4.5 million gallons of fuel oil. ... an ultra-large container ship, as it can carry the ...
CMA CGM Marco Polo is a Bahamas-registered container ship of the Explorer class [5] owned by the CMA CGM group. On 6 November 2012, it became the largest container ship in the world measured by capacity (16,020 TEU), but was surpassed on 24 February 2013 by the Maersk Triple E class (18,270 TEU), which is 4 metres (13.1 ft) longer at precisely 400m in length.
CMA CGM is a French shipping and logistics company founded in 1978 by Jacques Saadé. [7]The name is an acronym of two predecessor companies, Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA) and Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM), translating as "Maritime Freighting Company" and "General Maritime Company", respectively.
CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin leaves the port of Hamburg in July 2016. CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin is an Explorer-class container ship built for CMA CGM. Delivered in November 2015, [3] she is named after Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. She is one of the largest container cargo vessels, capable of carrying 18,000 TEU.
CMA CGM Amerigo Vespucci is an Explorer class containership built for CMA CGM. It is named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci . It has a capacity of 13,830 TEU .
The Explorer class is a series of large container ships built for CMA CGM.The first five ships are 365 metres (1,197 ft 6 in) long with a nominal capacity of 13,830 TEU; the last three are larger, at 396 metres (1,299 ft 3 in) and 16,020 TEU, making them the world's largest container ships until the delivery of the Triple E class.
CMA CGM Magellan is an Explorer-class container ship built for CMA CGM. [3] The ship is named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. [4]
CMA CGM Jacques Saadé is a container ship operated by CMA CGM. She entered commercial operation on 23 September 2020 and is the first of a class of nine sister ships which at the time of construction were the world's largest vessels to be powered using liquefied natural gas .