The Jacques Saadé class is a group of nine container ships each with a capacity of 23,000 TEUs built by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for French shipping company CMA CGM. Construction on the first two began in July 2018 in Shanghai by Jiangnan Shipyard and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The first ship was launched in September 2019. The first ship was delivered on 22 September 2020. The first two ships were originally expected to be delivered in 2019, but they have been delivered in September and October 2020 after a delay of at least 10 months by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).

History CSSC and CMA CGM signed a contract to produce the ships on 19 September 2017. The value of the contract was worth an estimated US$1.2 billion at the time.

Construction of the first two ships began on 26 July 2018. The first ship, CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, named after the founder of CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, was launched in September 2019. The first ship was originally expected to be delivered in November 2019, but it was delivered on 22 September 2020 after a delay of at least 10 months by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). The second ship CMA CGM Champs Elysees was delivered on 27 October 2020 after a delay of at least 10 months. The ships are registered in Marseille.

List of ships Ship Yard number IMO number Delivery StatusRef Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding 3033 9839179 22 September 2020 In service 3034 9839181 27 November 2020 In service 3035 9839193 20 January 2021 In service 3036 9839208 28 April 2021 In service 3037 9839210 7 July 2021 In service Jiangnan Shipyard 1471 9839131 27 October 2020 In service 1472 9839143 22 December 2020 In service 1473 9839155 18 March 2021 In service 1474 9839167 26 May 2021 In service

Specifications The vessels are long, wide, and deep. They each have a deadweight tonnage capacity of 220,000 DWT.

The engines are the 12X92DF, designed by engine designer WinGD, fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The decision to use LNG as a fuel is in anticipation of the upcoming 2020 IMO regulation limiting sulfur emissions.

See also

Antoine de Saint Exupery-class container ship Explorer-class container ship Argentina-class container ship A. Lincoln-class container ship

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