CMA CGM MARCO POLO

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CMA CGM: an innovative fleet at the service of its customers

The world’s largesT conTainership

Founded in 1978 by Jacques R. Saadé, CMA CGM is the world’s third largest container shipping group and the number one in France. Based in Marseille, CMA CGM employs more than 18,000 people worldwide. Nearly 4,700 are in France of whom 2,400 are in Marseille where the Group is the city’s biggest private employer.

To provide customers with a high quality service that is regular, reliable and increasingly competitive, the Group invested in an efficient modern fleet which today numbers 400 vessels. On 5 November 2012, the CMA CGM Group took delivery of the biggest vessel in its fleet and currently the world’s largest (capacity) containership: the CMA CGM MARCO POLO carrying up to 16,020 TEUs.

› Length overall: 396m

› Beam: 53.60m

› Draft: 16m

› Reefer plugs: 1,200

› engine: Wärtsilä 14RT Flex 96 C

› shipyard: Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering

› Year of construction: 2012

› Delivery: November 2012

› Vessel type: Cellular

› Capacity: 16,020 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit)

› service: French Asia Line (FAL)

› Managing Owner: CMA CGM

› Flag: United Kingdom

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cMa cgM Marco polo's exCePTiOnAL DiMensiOns

iMPROvEd LAyOUT TO iNCREASE CAPACiTy ANd SAFETy

The CMA CGM MARCO POLO’s design is similar to that of the 13,800 TEU series. Located at the front of the vessel, the unique superstructure maximises the use of space while providing better visibility from the bridge and a vessel structure more resistant to torsion. The layout also means fuel bunkers are located under the superstructure and therefore protec-ted by the double hull, in compliance with the MARPOL 12A regulation. The engine room is aft which means it is close to the propeller, saving space that might have been taken up by a propeller shaft traversing the vessel.

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LENGTh OvERALL : 396,00M

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BEAM : 53,60M

• longer than 4 football pitches or 5.5 Airbus A380 aircraft

• Bigger than the Empire State Bulding (381m at the roof) or the Eiffel Tower (324m)

• engine as powerful as 1.100 x 100hp cars

• a 21-knot thrust equivalent to that of jet engines in 10 Airbus A380s (3,000kN)

• Power production for a town of 16.000 inhabitants, equivalent to a dozen wind turbines (14MW)

• 16.020 TeU capacity, or 97km of containers end to end

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ThE CREW oF ThE CMA CGM MARCo PoLo25 Men aT The hearT of The groUp’s BUsiness

A 400m long vessel able to carry 16,000 containers is a genuine business enterprise in itself. On board, a crew of 25 take their shift every day to run this giant of the seas, each fulfilling a very specific role either following a rota of watches (on deck) or normal working hours (engine room).

The Captain is the highest ranking officer on board. he is responsible for all aspects of the “expedition at sea”: vessel, cargo and crew. As the owner’s representative, he is the only one authorised to act as the interlocutor with the depart-ments ashore. he is assisted in his duties by the Chief Officer, deck Officers and a team on deck comprising the Bosun, Able Seamen and deckhands.

The Chief Engineer is responsible for maintaining and keeping the engines running, electrical power production, and oil and fuel consumption. he is assisted by the First Engineer, Officers, an Electrician, Engineers and a Reeferman.in addition to these two big groups, the Chef and Steward are at the service of all the crew. And finally, there are nearly always Officer Cadets, Able Seamen and deckhands on board being trained for the future.

FAL: ThE BENChMARk FOR qUALiTy ON ThE ASiA-NORTh EUROPE MARkET

FAL 1 operates the fleet’s biggest vessels and is CMA CGM’s flagship line on the Asia Europe trade. it offers customers a weekly fixed-day connection between Central and South China, the country’s main export regions, and North Europe. having a direct service to Southampton and hamburg provides European importers with some of the fastest transit times on the market. FAL 1 is an integral part of no less than eight CMA CGM services linking Asia to Atlantic Europe, to provide the most comprehensive offer on the market, based on:

• A network of CMA CGM Agencies

• A dedicated network of 30 feeder services operated by CMA CGM extending coverage and offering seamless relay to and from destinations beyond line’s scope

• A combined offer of almost 9,500 “port pairs”

• 110,000 containers handled every week

• 29 vessels with capacities from 11,400 to 16,000 TEU.

Nicolas Sartini, CMA CGM Asia Europe Lines Senior vice President, declares:“It is with great pride that the CMA CGM Group launches this new vessel, which is the largest in the world. It shows the expertise of the Group’s teams, who are able to handle not only the very technical piloting of the ship but also its commercial operations. Our entire network of 400 agencies all around the world is active to ensure the successful launching of this ship. The CMA CGM MARCO POLO joined the FAL service, the backbone of the Group’s network of lines. This launching reinforces the Group’s strategy, which began 20 years ago, with the opening of its own offices in China, and continues today with 34 services going from China to Europe, to North and South America, to Australia and Africa, i.e. one departure every 5 hours. To this must also be added the 20 weekly services of our subsidiary Cheng Lie Navigation, the Intra-Asia specialist.”

First of a series of three vessels named after great explorers, the CMA CGM MARCO POLO is deployed on the Group’s FAL 1 service (French Asia Line) linking Asia to North Europe. With some of the fastest transit times on the market between Asia and North European market and optimal coverage of Central and South China, FAL 1 provides a quality service to the Group’s customers.

A GiAnT OF The seAs DePLOYeD On The wORLD LARGesT TRADe

Renowned for its leadership in technology, its efficient fleet and also its commitment to sustainable development, every year CMA CGM places more emphasis on innovation. As a result of this strategy, the CMA CGM Group has reduced its CO2 emissions by 30% since 2005, with the target being a reduction of 50% by 2015.A concentration of technologies, the CMA CGM MARCO POLO perfectly summarises the Group’s actions and boasts some impressive performances with 36g of CO2 per km/TEU emitted, that’s 12% less than vessels in the 13,800 TEU series.

What’s more, the CMA CGM MARCO POLO has an EEdi (Energy Efficiency design index) of 10.56, which is 30% below the maximum standard required by the iMO (international Maritime Organization) and already conforms to the targets set by the iMO for 2025.

An innOVATiVe VesseL FOR eFFiCienT TRAnsPORT

• Electronic injection engine This latest generation of engines considerably reduces consumption of fuel (-3% on average) and for oil (-25%).

• Exhaust by-pass system The vessel’s design has been specifically adapted for slow-steaming by fit-ting the main engine with an exhaust by-pass system to improve energy efficiency at low loads, and reducing fuel consumption by around 1.5% at slow speeds.

Additional bilgewater tank

Electronicallycontrolled engine

Grey waters tank

Exhaust gas by pass

iNNOvATiNG TO REdUCE GREENhOUSE GAS EMiSSiONS

• Additional equipment for better safety The CMA CGM MARCO POLO has an extra decanting tank. Additional tanks allow bilge water, engine and grey water to be treated. Lastly, all equipment on deck is electric to eliminate problems with hydraulic fluid leaks.

The CMA CGM MARCO POLO is also fitted with pollution management tech-nology in the form of the Fast Oil Recovery System. This reliable, safe and simple scheme allows hydrocarbons in the fuel bunkers to be rapidly recove-red without having to go through the hull.

Ludovic Gérard, deputy General Manager CMA Ships adds: “We are very proud to take delivery of this magnificent vessel, which combines all the technologies to protect the environment developed at CMA CGM and integrated into our concept of a “green ship”.”

Fast oil Recovery System

Low sulfur fuel

• New system for treating ballast waterTo protect the marine environment and wildlife from foreign organisms which travel in ballast water, the CMA CGM MARCO POLO is equipped with an approved ballast water treatment system, although this regulation is not yet in force. Treated at the point when it is pumped on board and again during deballasting operations, ballast water is filtered and passed under Uv lamps so that water ejected into the sea is totally free of any living organisms. The system was specifically chosen by CMA CGM as there are no chemical products being ejected into the sea.

iNNOvATiNG TO PRESERvE MARiNE ECOSySTEMS

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Water ballast treatment

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• Optimized hull designThe hull design noticeably improves the vessel’s propulsion through the water.

• Connection to the port’s electricity supplyThe vessel has been fitted with all the necessary equipment to connect to a port’s electricity supply during pier operations.

• Twisted leading edge rudder This system improves the vessel’s hydrodynamics (optimising water flow), significantly reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

Twisted leadingedge rudder

• Pre-Swirl Stator ® This device alters the inflow angles to the propeller to maximise propulsion efficiency. Combined with the twisted leading edge rudder, it optimizes the vessel’s hydrodynamics and cuts fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 2 to 4%.

Pre-swirl stator

Ashore, the CMA CGM Group has developed specific tools to support its vessels and crews.

• The Fleet Navigation and Support Centerset up in 2007, the fleet navigation and support center is there to assist and to advise on all issues to do with navigation. located in the very heart of the group’s head office in Marseille, the centre monitors the entire fleet (400 vessels) in real time so it can be in contact with them as quickly as possible. operational 24h/24 7/7, the fleet navigation and support center is run by experienced officers and provides an inva-luable interface between those at sea and the departments on land, its role being one of listening, prevention and advice vis-à-vis the crews.

• Navigation simulatordesigned for officers in the group navigating the big containerships, this state-of-the-art simulator can faithfully reproduce the physical characteristics of certain vessels and ports of call to simulate in an amazingly realistic way the most difficult scenarios: complex manoeuvres, strong winds and currents, breakdowns, etc. officers on the cMa cgM Marco polo were trained using exercises specifically designed for them. several port pilot stations from all over the world have also sent their pilots here to train them in manoeuvring giants of the sea, like the cMa cgM Marco polo.

• Eco-Calculator to measure their carbon footprinta useful tool that allows customers to determine the optimal mode of transport from an environmental point of view, the eco-calculator is available to all customers via the website www.cma-cgm.com. The tool enables them to accurately calculate the carbon footprint of a journey, based on real data that includes points of departure and arrival, volume of freight, fuel consumption and vessel speed.data on which the calculation is based is updated every month taking account of actual consumption by the group’s vessels, vessel capacity on every line, distances travelled and the carbon emissions of each vessel. developed according to the methodology of an international body, the ccwg (clean cargo working group), this eco-calculator is the first to be verified by Bureau Veritas.

innOVATiOn: A PiLLAR OF The GROuP’s DeVeLOPMenT sTRATeGY

Thanks to all this technology, the cMa cgM Marco polo has earned several certificates from Bureau Veritas:

• Green Passport: inventory of materials used to build a vessel in preparation for recycling at the end of its life.

• FORS : fast oil recovery system certificate.

• Cleanship : certificate assigned to vessels equipped to control and limit emission of polluting substances into the water and air.

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