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.
Built by DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering) in South Korea, the giant of the seas displays exceptional dimensions: 396 meters long, 54 meters wide, with a draft of 16 meters. The CMA CGM MARCO POLO is the first of a series of three 16 000 TEU vessels, that will all be named after great explorers. The delivery of the two next vessels is expected in 2013.
The FAL1 operates the largest vessels of the CMA CGM fleet and offers its customers a fixed-day, weekly connection between Central and South China, the main exporting zones of the country, and Northern Europe. The direct service to Southampton and to Hamburg offers European importers the fastest transit times of the market.
The FAL1 is part of a global network of 8 CMA CGM services connecting Asia to Europe Atlantic, the most thorough offer on the market, and which is based on 29 vessels of 11,400 to 16,000 TEUs.
In line with the sustainable development policy of the Group, CMA CGM MARCO POLO is equipped with all the latest environmental technologies:
An electronically controlled engine allowing a significantly reduced consumption of fuel(-3% on average) and of lub oil (-25%)
A twisted leading edge rudder improving the hydrodynamics of the vessel (optimisation of the water flow), and significantly reducing energy expenditures as well as CO2 emissions.
A Pre-Swirl Stator® allowing the straightening up of the water flow upstream from the propeller in order to improve its productivity. Combined with the twisted leading edge rudder, this innovation optimizes the hydrodynamics of the vessel and makes it possible to reduce by 2 to 4% the consumption of energy and the atmospheric emissions.
Technology found on board the Marco Polo
The CMA CGM Marco Polo has all the very latest innovative technologies to protect the environment.
An “Exhaust Gas Bypass” system, which improves the energetic efficiency of the vessel, reducing the fuel consumption by 1.5% at low speeds.
An electronically controlled engine allowing a significantly reduced consumption of fuel(-3% on average) and of lub oil (-25%)
A twisted leading edge rudder improving the hydrodynamics of the vessel (optimisation of the water flow), and significantly reducing energy expenditures as well as CO2 emissions.
A Pre-Swirl Stator® allowing the straightening up of the water flow upstream from the propeller in order to improve its productivity. Combined with the twisted leading edge rudder, this innovation optimizes the hydrodynamics of the vessel and makes it possible to reduce by 2 to 4% the consumption of energy and the atmospheric emissions.
A twisted leading edge rudder improving the hydrodynamics of the vessel (optimisation of the water flow), and significantly reducing energy expenditures as well as CO2 emissions.
A Pre-Swirl Stator® allowing the straightening up of the water flow upstream from the propeller in order to improve its productivity. Combined with the twisted leading edge rudder, this innovation optimizes the hydrodynamics of the vessel and makes it possible to reduce by 2 to 4% the consumption of energy and the atmospheric emissions.
We have also fitted a ballast water treatment system. The water is filtered and passed under UV lamps to ensure that no living organism is transported in the ballast tanks to colonize the habitat of local species during rotations.
We have also modified the engines to reduce the quantity of NOx (nitrogen oxide) in the exhaust gases.
Modifications have also been made to the pipe plan to facilitate use of low sulphur MDO (diesel) in European ports.
Finally, from now on the regulation requires calculation of an energy efficiency index and sets maximum values that will gradually decrease (called EEDI or the Energy Efficiency Design Index). The target set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) by 2025 is a 30% reduction of the EEDI. The CMA CGM MARCO POLO already meets the 2025 demand with an EEDI value of 10.37, that’s 31% below the maximum value allowed.
In addition, the Marco Polo has an electronically-controlled Wärtsilä engine which reduces fuel and lube oil consumption by 3% and 25% respectively on average. The installed engine is the smaller 11-cylinder version of the world’s largest marine engine found on board the Maersk E-class, the 14-cylinder, 80,080 kW Wärtsilä 14RT-flex96C.
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| A Pre-Swirl Stator® installed by DSME on an LNG carrier in 2007, image: DSME |
| General characteristics | |
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| Class & type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: | 175,343 GT 85,361 NT 187,625 DWT |
| Length: | 396.0 m (1,299 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 53.6 m (175 ft 10 in) |
| Draught: | 16.0 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Depth: | 29.9 m (98 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power: | Wärtsilä 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 1,100 TEU (reefers) |
| Crew: | 27 |
- Hong Kong (13 nov)
- Chiwan (13 nov)
- Yantian (15 nov)
- Port Kelang (19 nov)
- Tanger (6 dec)
- Southampton (10 dec)
- Hamburg (12 dec)
- Bremerhaven (14 dec)
- Rotterdam (16 dec)
- Zeebrugge (17 dec)
- Le Havre (19 dec)
- Malta (26 dec)
- Khor Al Fakkan (5 jan)
- Jebel Ali (7 jan)
- Ningbo (23 jan)
About the FAL 1 route
The FAL1 operates the largest vessels of the CMA CGM fleet and offers its customers a fixed-day, weekly connection between Central and South China, the main exporting zones of the country, and Northern Europe. The direct service to Southampton and to Hamburg offers European importers the fastest transit times of the market.
source:cma-cgm.com, wikipedia.org, gcaptain.com,