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Ships of 2020

Credit Philip Plisson

CMA CGM Jacques Saade

LNG-Fueled • 23,000 TEU • 400 x 61 x 78 m

By any measure, CMA CGM Jacques tion. Due to this innovation alone it is it must be adjusted in accordance ith the

Saade is ‘Big.’ The ship recently joined estimaged the ship will boast a 4% re- engines’ consumption, which depends the CMA CGM ? eet, an innovative ship duction in CO2 emissions. on the speed of the vessel and the elec- on multiple levels that has garnered tricity consumption on board. The de- global attention as the ? rst 23,000-TEU • LNG Tank: The tank is a key part of velopment of this regulating system is containership in the world to be pow- the vessel. Its 18,600 cubic meters of one of the key aspects of this ship.

ered by lique? ed natural gas (LNG). stainless steel offer a fuel volume and

This is the ? rst of a series of nine 23,000 capacity that allows full round trips be- • It’s Digital: The ship’s cockpit con-

TEU container ships for the French con- tween Asia and Europe. The construc- tains many digital applications. Aug- tainershipping legend, named after the tion of the tank is a technological feat in mented reality screens on the bridge founder of CMA CGM, Jacques Saadé; and of itselft that required the assembly providing real-time information to of- a continuation in the trend of ever-larger of 1,649 stainless steel panels. ? cers such as the vessel’s rate of turn, and more sophisticated containerships The job to insulate the tank alone distance from the quay or even trans-

A few of the more notable features in- took approximately nine months, and verse speeds; a tactical screen for a bet- clude: consisted consists of manufacturing a ter view of the charts and dynamic navi- thermal cocoon that allows the natural gation brie? ngs; the “path prediction”» • Fore: At the bow, the bulb has been gas to be maintained in a liquid state at system, which enables the location of completely integrated to the vessel’s -161°C. Two layers of insulation and the ship to be predicted with a high de- pro? le: the bow is straight and tapered, a second membrane envelop the tank gree of accuracy within the next three a ? rst for a vessel of this size. and are equipped with very high-tech minutes, taking into account the current sensors to ensure that the LNG storage rate of turn and speed, as well as helm • Aft: At the stern, the propeller and conditions remain optimal and meet all and speed orders. the rudder have been redesigned for safety requirements. This facilitates docking maneuvers an optimized performance. The propel- Stored in a liquid state in the tank, the and allows the Captain to better under- ler is equipped with a Becker Twisted natural gas is converted to a gaseous stand the ship’s movements; and last

Fin system, designed to improve per- state to power the ship’s engines. This but not least, the “smart eye” projection formance by optimizing water ? ow and process of gasi? cation and pressuriza- system (a set of cameras) allowing the signi? cantly reducing energy consump- tion of the gas is a complex process as vessel to be viewed at 360°.

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