French container shipping company CMA CGM has christened CMA CGM Fort De France, the company’s 1st vessel dedicated to the French West Indies.
The Post-Panamax containership was christened by Annick Girardin, French Minister for Overseas Territories, in Martinique on April 4, 2019.
CMA CGM Fort De France is a 3,504-TEU vessel that was delivered to the company by China’s shipbuilder COSCO Zhoushan in January 2019.
Featuring a length of 219 meters and a width of 35.6 meters, the newbuild is the first of a series of four containerships named after French West Indian forts and flying the French flag. With the ship quartet, CMA CGM intends to modernize its fleet dedicated to this region.
The newbuild will be followed in the coming months by CMA CGM Fort Royal, CMA CGM Fort Saint Charles and CMA CGM Fort Fleur D’epee.
——World Maritime News
