CMA CGM ship fitted with windshields

French carrier CMA CGM has followed in ONE’s footsteps by installing windshields on its large ships.

According to Alphaliner’s latest report, released today, the 2012-built 16,000 TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo, has been fitted with windshields while being dry docked in Yiu Lian Dockyard in Shekou, China, at the end of 2022. The retrofitted ship then resumed service on OCEAN Alliance’s Asia-US East Coast service.

Mitsui OSK Lines, whose container shipping business is now part of ONE, is a pioneer in the...

https://container-news.com/cma-cgm-ship-fitted-with-windshields/

Largest vessel on USEC docks at Savannah’s berth

The Port of Savannah has announced it served the largest vessel to ever call the US East Coast on 26 May. The 16,000TEU container ship CMA CGM Marco Polo docked at the Port of Savannah’s Berth 9, which is the largest single container facility in North America.

A team of logistics professionals tackled the CMA CGM vessel with seven ship-to-shore cranes and hundreds of men and women on the ground and aboard the vessel to load and unload an estimated 6,000 TEUs of cargo, according to a statement.

“In...

https://container-news.com/largest-vessel-on-usec-docks-at-savannahs-berth/

Port of Savannah year-over-year container volume up 38%

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported this week the Port of Savannah had achieved its busiest April on record and its second-busiest month ever. The busiest occurred just one month earlier.

The Port of Savannah handled 466,633 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in April, a 38% increase — or about 128,700 TEUs — year-over-year. The record-setting March total was 498,000 TEUs.

“Demand for products and services both domestically and abroad is driving significant gains in Georgia’s cargo...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-savannah-year-over-year-container-volume-up-38

Land CMA CGM Marco Polo tour with ‘most beautiful’ photos

The largest container ship to call the North American East Coast is drawing shoreline crowds on its first visit. CMA CGM is even offering tours of the Marco Polo to those who post the “most beautiful” images of the mammoth container ship to Instagram. 

The next opportunity to capture the berthing of the CMA CGM Marco Polo, with a carrying capacity of 16,022 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), comes Wednesday morning, when the vessel calls the Port of Savannah. The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA)...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/land-cma-cgm-marco-polo-tour-with-most-beautiful-photos

CMA CGM Marco Polo se convierte en el mayor buque que atraca en la costa este

El CMA CGM Marco Polo llegó ayer, 20 de mayo, al puerto de Nueva York y Nueva Jersey, convirtiéndose en el mayor buque que ha hecho escala en la costa este de Estados Unidos.

Esta entrada CMA CGM Marco Polo se convierte en el mayor buque que atraca en la costa este Aparece primero en FullAvanteNews.

https://fullavantenews.com/cma-cgm-marco-polo-se-convierte-en-el-mayor-buque-que-atraca-en-la-costa-este/?lang=es

Halifax Breaks Record After Welcoming Massive Container Ship

Largest Cargo ship to ever visit East Coast breaks records in Halifax, says an article on Huddle.

CMA CGM Marco Polo

The CMA CGM Marco Polo glided into the city late in the evening May 17, after a voyage from Colombo, Sri Lanka that took 18 days and 17 hours.

Stretching 396 meters, the ship is longer than 32 school busses lined up end-to-end. It can hold more than 16,000 20-foot shipping containers, which is enough to transport almost 1 million refrigerators.

Although much larger container ships...

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