CMA CGM Jacques Saadé 1st Megamax to pass Elbe’s improved draft
May 6, 2021,
by
Fatima Bahtić
CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, an LNG-powered Megamax container ship owned by French shipping major CMA CGM, has officially got its feet wet on Elbe’s improved draft, starting a new, two-stage release.
On 5 May, the 23,112 TEU CMA CGM Jacques Saadé made its first official voyage through the deepened and widened navigation channel, heading for the Port of Hamburg.
Photo: Port of Hamburg/Julia Kück
With a length of 400 metres and a breadth of 61 metres, this containership giant is one of the vessels immediately able to utilize an improved draft. This means that the ship can bring around 1,000 more containers to Hamburg.