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SAFEEN Feeders Buys Two Bulk Carriers
SAFEEN Feeders, part of UAE-based AD Ports Group’s Maritime Cluster, has acquired two Supramax bulk carriers Al Saad and Aleena-1.Built in 2010, the Al Saad has 57,124 deadweight tonnage with an overall length of 200 metres and a draft of 12.5 …
Jun 28, 2022 / Vessels
Containership CMA CGM Jacques Saadé First Megamax to pass Elbe’s improved draft
After completion on schedule of dredging works for the fairway adjustment on the Elbe, the first release for increased drafts was implemented. From now on, ULCCs can exploit the new navigation channel depth with a draft increased by up to 90 …
May 6, 2021 / Vessels
Total Realizes France's First Ship-to-Containership LNG Bunkering Operation, after Inaugural Loading at Dunkirk LNG terminal
Total has realized the first ship-to-containership Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation in France. The world’s largest LNG bunker vessel in operation, Total’s Gas Agility¸ has completed on Friday evening, April 30th, at the Port of Dunkirk …
May 4, 2021 / Vessels
Βunkering of a new-generation LNG-powered container ships begins in Rotterdam
A pioneering decision to acquire a new generation of 26 liquefied natural gas-powered containershipsBunkering of the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the world’s largest containership powered by LNG, has started in Rotterdam.LNG, an energy with a bright …
Nov 13, 2020 / Vessels
CMA CGM Jacques Saade - The world’s largest fully LNG-powered container vessel makes her debut call at DP World Southampton
DP World’s container terminal in Southampton welcomed the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADÉ, the world’s first 23,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) containership to be powered fully by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Caption: Container ship CMA CGM Jacques …
Nov 5, 2020 / Vessels
Maiden call in Malta by the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the largest container ship in the world powered by LNG
Monday, Malta welcomed the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the world’s largest containership powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), as she makes her first call in Europe at the Malta Freeport terminal with the presence of Dr Ian Borg, Minister for Transport …
Oct 28, 2020 / Vessels
The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE has set a new world record for the number of full containers loaded on a single vessel
A world record: 20,723 full containers onboard the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE departing Singapore. A major operational and commercial achievement for a pioneering vessel designed to preserve air quality and accelerate energy transition in the shipping …
Oct 14, 2020 / Vessels
The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE joins the fleet: The first 23,000 TEU container vessel in the world to be powered by LNG
A pioneering technology aimed at preserving air quality and accelerating maritime transport’s energy transition.CMA CGM Group’s new flagship is the first of a series of nine 23,000 TEU container ships, a homogeneous LNG-powered fleet flying the …
Sep 23, 2020 / Vessels
Sea trials of Australia’s new icebreaking research and supply vessel Nuyina delayed by COVID-19
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) announced that sea trials of Australia’s new icebreaking research and supply vessel (RSV) “Nuyina” (see also CruiseMapper) have been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Picture courtesy: Damen …
May 5, 2020 / Vessels
Launching of the World's Largest LNG-Powered Containership and Future CMA CGM Group Flagship
The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the first in a new fleet of nine French-flagged, 23,000-TEU, LNG-powered containershipsAn outstanding tribute to the CMA CGM Group’s founderPacked with an extensive array of environmentally-friendly technologiesCMA CGM, the …
Sep 25, 2019 / Vessels