The CMA CGM TIGRIS, fourth of a series of 28 ships of a 9,400 to 10,900 TEUs class, enters the CMA CGM fleet

CMA CGM Group is pleased to announce the CMA CGM TIGRIS was delivered on December 22nd, 2014 in China.

The CMA CGM LITANI (10,622 TEUs) is the third of a series of 28 vessels from 9,400 TEUs to 10,900 TEUs, vessels which will be delivered from now to the third quarter of 2016. Last June, the Groupreceived 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.

The CMA CGM TIGRIS will be a chartered bareboat sailing under the Malta flag, and the result of collaboration between the Chinese shipyards NTS (New Times Shipbuildings, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China), CIMC group and the CMA CGM Group experts. The vessel, built within about 10 month since her keel was laid and delivered on-time, shows – once again since the CMA CGM LITANI delivery on December 3rd, which was the first CMA CGM Group’s vessel from those shipyards – NTS shipyards’ construction proficiency.

300m in length and 48m in width, it was designed to offer maximal loading capacity. With a capacity of 1458 reefer plugs 40’, which is the largest so far on such a ship, the CMA CGM TIGRIS embodies the Group’s ambition to be a leader in this growing market.

The CMA CGM TIGRIS will be positioned on the SEAS Line, and operated on the following rotation: Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Hong kong, Singapore, Santos, Paranagua, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Grande, Paranagua, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai.

In line with the sustainable development policy of the Group, the CMA CGM TIGRIS 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.

As well as:
• 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
Source: CMA CGM