CMA CGM takes delivery second Explorer class
The French CMA CGM Group took delivery of their latest vessel 'CMA CGM Amerigo Vespucci' at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.
The second of a series of eight vessels named after the great explorers, the vessel is the sister ship of the CMA CGM Christophe Colomb deliverd earlier this year. The 13,830 TEU vessels are 365m long, 51.2m wide and draw 15.5m.
CMA CGM Amerigo Vespucci sails under the French flag, and is equipped with an electronically controlled engine, double-hull protected bunker tanks, and a fast oil recovery system which enables bunkers to be rapidly recovered at any time, hence significantly limiting the environmental consequences should there be an incident at sea.
The position of its superstructure, located midships, maximises space utilisation and improves visibility from the bridge.
