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.[1] The first ship was launched in September 2019.[2] The first ship was delivered on 22 September 2020.[3] The first two ships were originally expected to be delivered in 2019, [1] but they have been delivered on September and October 2020 [4] after a delay of at least 9 months by China State Shipbuilding Corporation(CSSC). [5][6]
CMA CGM Jacques Saadé at Southampton | |
Class overview | |
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Builders: | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Jiangnan Shipyard |
Operators: | CMA CGM |
In service: | 2020–present |
Planned: | 9 |
Building: | 4 |
Completed: | 5 |
Active: | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Container ship |
Tonnage: | 236,583 GT |
Length: | 399.9 m (1,312 ft 0 in) |
Beam: | 61.3 m (201 ft 1 in) |
Draught: | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion: | CMD-WinGD 12X92 DF |
Capacity: | 23,112 TEU |
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.[7][8]
Construction of the first two ships began on 26 July 2018.[1] The first ship, CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, named after the founder of CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, was launched in September 2019.[2] The first ship was originally expected to be delivered in 2019, [1] but it has been delivered on 22 September 2020 [9] after a delay of at least 9 months by China State Shipbuilding Corporation(CSSC). [10][11] And the second ship CMA CGM Champs Elysees has been delivered on 27 October 2020 after a delay of at least 10 months.[1][12]
List of ships
Ship | Yard number | IMO number | Delivery | Status | Ref |
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Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding | |||||
CMA CGM Jacques Saadé | 3033 | 9839179 | 22 Sep 2020 | In service | [13] |
CMA CGM Palais Royal | 3034 | 9839181 | 27 Nov 2020 | In service | [14] |
CMA CGM Rivoli | 3035 | 9839193 | 20 Jan 2021 | In service | [15] |
CMA CGM Concorde | 3036 | 9839208 | Construction | [16] | |
CMA CGM Sorbonne | 3037 | 9839210 | Construction | [17] | |
Jiangnan Shipyard | |||||
CMA CGM Champs Elysees | 1471 | 9839131 | 27 Oct 2020 | In service | [18] |
CMA CGM Louvre | 1472 | 9839143 | 22 Dec 2020 | In service | [19] |
CMA CGM Montmartre | 1473 | 9839155 | Construction | [20] | |
CMA CGM Trocadero | 1474 | 9839167 | Construction | [21] |
Specifications
The vessels will be 400 metres (1,312 ft 4 in) long, 61.3 metres (201 ft 1 in) wide, and 33.5 metres (109 ft 11 in) deep. They will each have a deadweight tonnage capacity of 220,000 DWT.[1]
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.[22][23]
See also
References
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- "CMA CGM Palais Royal (9839181)". Veristar Info. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
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- "CMA CGM Sorbonne (9839210)". Veristar Info. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- "CMA CGM Champs Elysees (9839131)". Veristar Info. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- "CMA CGM Louvre (9839143)". Veristar Info. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- "CMA CGM Montmartre (9839155)". Veristar Info. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- "CMA CGM Trocadero (9839167)". Veristar Info. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- "IMO Answers Questions on the 2020 SOx Regulation". Maritime-executive.com. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- "Gabadi to build LNG fuel tanks for 22,000 TEU containership". LNG World News. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-07-31.