MARSEILLES shipping giant CMA CGM has inaugurated the world's largest containership of 16,000 TEU when it made an exceptional call at Marseilles in the presence of French President Francois Hollande on June 4 to celebrate the group's 35th anniversary.
The CMA CGM Jules Vernes is deployed on its French Asia Line (FAL 1), the world's biggest shipping route, linking Asia to North Europe. The line offers a weekly service with some of the fastest transit times on the market.
Its rotation is Busan, Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Xiamen, Shenzhen-Chiwan, Shenzhen-Yantian, Port Kelang, Suez, Malta, Marseilles, Tangier, Southampton, Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Le Havre, Malta, Suez, Khor Al Fakkan, Jebel Ali, Port Kelang and Ningbo. It will continue its rotation from Tangier.
The 396-metre long and 54-metre wide vessel is the third 16,000-TEU class to be delivered to the French carrier. Asian Shipper News |