CMA CGM Zheng He

CMA CGM Zheng He is an Explorer class containership built for CMA CGM.[1] It is among the world's largest containerships, at 16,020 TEU.[2]

History
Name: CMG CGM Zheng He
Namesake: Zheng He
Owner: CHC Second Shipping SA
Operator: CMA CGM
Port of registry: London,  United Kingdom
Builder: Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry, China
Completed: 2015
In service: 2015
Identification: Call sign: 2IQU8
IMO number: 9706906
Status: In service
General characteristics
Type: Container ship
Tonnage: 178,228 GT
116,356 NT
185,000 DWT
Length: 399.9 m (1,312 ft)
Beam: 51 m (167 ft)
Draft: 16.5 metres (54 ft)
Installed power: Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C diesel engine, (34,320–80,080 kW)
Propulsion: Single shaft; screw propeller Solid
Speed: 14.7 kn to 22.3 kn
Capacity: 17859 TEU
Crew: 27

The ship was built by Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry, the same shipyard that built sister ship CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin.[3] It is the longest ship built on hull in China.[3]

Named for famed Chinese Admiral Zheng He, the ship is expected to ply the water off Europe and Asia for CMA CGM.[4] It is the second CMA CGM ship to be named for Zheng He, CMA CGM Marco Polo was originally named for the Chinese explorer.

References

  1. "CMA CGM touchera en octobre son premier navire de 16.000 EVP". Mer et Marine. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. "CMA CGM ZHENG HE" (PDF). Alphaliner. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-02-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "CMA CGM ZHENG HE". www.cma-cgm.com.
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