The CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt, the second 16,000 TEU
mega container ship of the French shipping line CMA CGM, docked
Wednesday, 22 May 2013, at the EUROGATE Tanger container terminal in
Morocco on her maiden voyage.The vessel, which put to sea on her maiden voyage in Pusan/South
Korea on 19 April, belongs to the world’s largest class of container
ships. She is 396 metres long, 54 metres wide and has a maximum draught
of 16 metres. The ship arrived in Tangier with a draught of 13.95
metres. In total 1,200 standard containers were loaded/unloaded.The sister ship CMA CGM Marco Polo called at the EUROGATE Tanger
terminal on her maiden voyage on 6 December 2012. There are only a few
ports worldwide capable of handling these ULCVs with ease. EUROGATE
Tanger is one of them.
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26 May 2013 - 16:28
CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt Docks at EUROGATE Terminal
The CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt, the second 16,000 TEU mega container ship of the French shipping line CMA CGM, docked Wednesday
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26 May 2013 - 16:28
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