CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt ride up river Elbe in May 2013 | |
History | |
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Name | CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt |
Namesake | Alexander von Humboldt |
Owner | Caroline 31 |
Operator | CMA CGM |
Port of registry | Valletta, Malta |
Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea |
Yard number | 4162 |
Launched | 21 July 2012 |
Completed | 16 April 2013 |
In service | 2013 |
Identification | IMO number: 9454448 Call sign: 2GEH4 MMSI number: 235096647 |
Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Container ship |
Tonnage | 176,546 GT 101,053 NT 186,470 DWT |
Length | 378.4 m (1,241 ft) |
Beam | 53.6 m (176 ft) |
Draft | 16 m (52 ft) |
Depth | 29.9 m (98 ft) |
Installed power | Wärtsilä-Hyundai 14RT-flex96C (80,080 kW) |
Propulsion | Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller |
Speed | 25.1 knots (46.5 km/h; 28.9 mph) |
Capacity | 16,020 TEU |
CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt is an Explorer class containership built for CMA CGM. It is named after Alexander von Humboldt.
CMA CGM had originally planned to name the ship after Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.
Scheduled for delivery in June 2013, it is among the world's largest containerships, at 16,020 TEU.
References
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- "CMA CGM touchera en octobre son premier navire de 16.000 EVP". Mer et Marine. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- "Le futur géant français s'appellera "CMA CGM Jules Verne"". Le Marin. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- "Alexander von Humboldt" (PDF). Alphaliner. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2012.