Jacques Saadé-class container ship

The Jacques Saadé class is a group of nine container ships each with a capacity of 23,000 TEUs being built by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for French shipping company CMA CGM. Construction on the first two began in July 2018 in Shanghai by Jiangnan Shipyard and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.[2] The first ship was launched in September 2019.[3] The first ship is expected to be delivered by the end of 2020.[4]

Class overview
Builders: Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding,
Jiangnan Shipyard
Operators: CMA CGM
Planned: 9
Building: 9
Completed: 0
Active: 0
General characteristics
Type: Container ship
Length: 400 m (1,312 ft)
Beam: 61 m (200 ft)
Draft: 16 m (52 ft)
Propulsion: CMD-WinGD 12X92 DF
Capacity: 23,112 TEU
Notes: [1]

History

CSSC and CMA CGM signed a contract to produce the ships on 19 September 2017. The value of the contract was worth an estimated USD 1.2 billion at the time.[5][6]

Construction of the first two ships began on 26 July 2018.[2] The first ship, the CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, named after the founder of CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, was launched in September 2019.[3]

List of ships
ShipYard numberIMO numberStatus
Jiangnan Shipyard
CMA CGM Jacques Saadé30339839179Construction
CMA CGM Palais Royal30349839181Construction
30359839193Construction
30369839208Construction
30379839210Construction
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
CMA CGM Champs Elysees14719839131Construction
CMA CGM Louvre 14729839143Construction
14739839155Construction
14749839167Construction
Source: new-ships[7]

The remaining ships will be named CMA CGM Concorde, Montmartre, Rivoli, Sorbonne and Trocadéro.[8]

Specifications

The vessels will be 400 meters long, 61.3 meters wide, and 33.5 meters deep. They will each have a dead weight capacity of 220,000 DWT.[2]

The engines will be fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The decision to use LNG as a fuel is in anticipation of the upcoming 2020 IMO regulation limiting sulfur emissions.[9][10]

References
  1. "The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the world's first 23,000 TEU powered by LNG". cmacgm-group.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  2. "World's largest container vessels under construction in Shanghai". People's Daily. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. "CMA CGM | World Premiere: Launching of the World's Largest LNG-Powered Containership and Future CMA CGM Group Flagship". www.cma-cgm.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  4. "CMA CGM's 2nd LNG-powered giant nearing completion". Offshore Energy. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  5. "CMA CGM Confirms CSSC Yards for 22,000 TEU Giants". World Maritime News. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  6. "CMA CGM Confirms Order for 22,000 TEU Giants". World Maritime News. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  7. new-ships.com
  8. "Le pavillon français a encore gagné neuf navires en six mois". Journal de la Marine Marchande (in French). 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  9. "IMO Answers Questions on the 2020 SOx Regulation". Maritime-executive.com. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  10. "Gabadi to build LNG fuel tanks for 22,000 TEU containership". LNG World News. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
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