CMA CGM gets new environmental friendly vessel
CMA CGM Group announced that the CMA CGM LITANI was delivered on December 3rd, 2014 in China. The CMA CGM LITANI (10,622 TEUs) is the third of a series of 28 vessels from 9400 TEUs to 10 900 TEUs, vessels which will be delivered from now to the third quarter of 2016. Last June, the Group received the delivery of the first vessel of this series: the CMA CGM DANUBE. Each vessel of this one-of-a-kind series will be named after a famous river of the world. In line with the sustainable development policy of the Group, the CMA CGM LITANI is equipped with all the latest environmental technologies which significantly reduce its C02 emissions, as well as the Group’s carbon footprint. More particularly, it is equipped with new bulbous bow shapes improving the hydrodynamics of the vessel at a speed of 16 to18 knots. CMA CGM LITANI is also equipped with: An electronically controlled long stroke engine with an exhaust gas bypass system offering the best in fuel consumption A twisted leading edge rudder with bulb A ballast water treatment system Sailing under the Malta flag, it is result of collaboration between the Chinese shipyards NTS, CIMC group and the ...
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