CMA CGM Vela on the Elbe | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering |
Operators | CMA CGM |
In service | 2008–present |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 4 |
Active | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Container ship |
Tonnage | 128,600 GT |
Length | 347.48 m (1,140 ft) |
Beam | 45.2 m (148 ft) |
Draught | 15.5 m (51 ft) |
Capacity | 11,262 TEU |
The Vela class is a series of 4 container ships built for CMA CGM. The ships were built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in South Korea. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 11,262 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). [1]
Ship | Yard number | IMO number | Delivery | Status | ref |
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CMA CGM Vela | 4125 | 9354923 | 17 October 2008 | In service | [2] |
CMA CGM Thalassa | 4126 | 9356294 | 30 December 2008 | In service | [3] |
CMA CGM Hydra | 4127 | 9356309 | 8 April 2009 | In service | [4] |
CMA CGM Musca | 4128 | 9356311 | 9 June 2009 | In service | [5] |
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