The
container ship CMA CGM Thalassa is on of the largest ships of the
company CMA CGM. The ship was built at the end of 2008 and quickly
got all eyes of the ships experts, because the vessel is not only
large, but also very qualited and built with latest technologies.
The container ship CMA CGM Thalassa has overall length 346.50 meters
and a beam of 43.20 meters. The summer draft of the ship is 15.00
meters and the summer deadweight is 130,700 metric tons. These measurements
are giving to the ship capacity of 10,960 TEUs, which is placing
this vessel among the largest container ships owner by CMA CGM.
The number of reefer containers is 700 TEUs. The container ship
was finished on 30th December 2008 by the ship-builder Daewoo Shipbuilding
& Marine Engineering Ltd in the ship-yard of the company in
South Korea. The container ship is perfectly designed and created
according to the latest requirements of IMO about MARPOL and SOLAS.
CMA CGM Thalassa has main engine MAN B&W 12K98MC-C with full
power of 72,264 kW, which is enough for the vessel
to reach maximum speed of 24.7 knots. The cruising speed of the
vessel is 24.3 knots, which is enough for such large and profitable
ship. The ship is designed with latest technologies, but due to
lower taxes and rates the ship is registered in Cyprus. The ship
is registered in IMO with number 9356294.
CMA CGM Thalassa is the jewell of CMA CGM fleet. The
ship is one of the newest vessel of the company and carrier the
star for most innovated and environmental ship of the company. The
container ship is created with the best equippment, which has ever
been used in ship-building. The ship is with low CO2 emission, low
fuel consumption and high profit voyages. The vessel CMA CGM Thalassa
quickly became one of the best known container ships of the world,
even some months after launching. date: 3rd March, 2009
