
CMA CGM Marco Polo is the first container ship in a class of three owned by the CMA CGM group. On 5 November 2012, it became the largest containership in the world measured by capacity, as it can hold 16,020 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit containers). The previous largest was Emma Mærsk and her seven sisters of the Mærsk E-class. TheMaersk Triple E class, currently under construction, will be even larger.
The capacity is 10,000 TEU if all are fully loaded 14 ton containers, compared to 11,000 for Emma Mærsk.
Symbol of the pioneer spirit of the CMA CGM Group, the new 16 000 TEU vessel, owned by CMA CGM, sails under the UK flag.
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