Hundreds
of new container ships, larger and larger are leaving the ship-yards
every year. One of these products of developing transport sector
of economy is CMA CGM Vela. The container ship is the largest one
operated by CMA CGM Shipping Line. CMA CGM Vela has overall length
of 347.48 meters and beam of 45.02 meters. These measurements are
really amazing and getting this ship close to the largest container
ships of the world. The cargo capacity of CMA CGM Vela is 11,040
TEUs. The summer deadweight of the ship is 131,831 metric tons and
the summer draft is 15.50 meters. The container ship is from new
generation, built in Daewoo Ship-yard in 2008. The gross tonnage
of the container ship CMA CGM Vela is 128,600 gross tons and the
net tonnage is 72,696 net tons. The ship is really large and
designed with latest technologies and best equippment. The classification
of CMA CGM Vela is GL +100 A5 E Container Ship IW NAV-O SOLAS II
2 Reg 19 + MC E AAUT. The main engine of the vessel is Man B&W
12K98ME-C, which can give for the container ship enough power to
realize 24.2 knots cruising speed. The maximum speed of the vessel
is 24.9 knots. The ships from this class really need to be maneuverable
and fast, because the time-charters are very strong for the ship-operator.
The container ship has two bow thrusters with power of 3000 kW,
which helps for such large vessel to maneuver in narrow chanels,
in ports and rivers.
CMA
CGM Vela is operated by one of the largest ship-operators of the
world CMA CGM. The ship is registered in Hamburg, Germany and carry
call sign DFUM2 and IMO number 9354923. CMA CGM Vela is
qualited and designed with innovation technology and according to
latest environmental requirements. The CO2 emissions are decreased
to required point for European Union, the fuel consumption is also
reduced to be more profitable for the ship-owner. Special paint
is decreasing the water resistance and incresing the speed without
increasing the power of the main engine. The cargo system is gearless
and all cargo operations are made from the shore facilities. The
ship is part from the fleet of CMA CGM till October 2008 and quickly
became one of the most discussed vessel of the world container shipping. date: 3rd March, 2009
