CMA CGM Medea

"CMA CGM Medea" is a container ship, and among the largest in the world, though she can carry four thousand fewer containers than the largest, "Emma Mærsk". The "CMA CGM Medea" was built in 2006.

Design

"CMA CGM Medes" was built in 2006 in the ship-yard of Hyundai Heavy Industries. She is convert|350|m|ft|abbr=on long and has a beam of convert|43|m|ft|abbr=on. The draft, while the ship is fully loaded can reach a maximum of convert|14.5|m|ft|abbr=on. The ship has a deadweight tonnage of 113,909 metric tons and a gross tonnage of 107,711 gross tons. The large size makes the ship more profitable. The net tonnage of "CMA CGM Medea" is 50,109 net tons. The vessel has a capacity for 9,415 TEU, according to company calculations.

Engine Equipment

The main engine installed on board of "CMA CGM Medea" is Man B&W 12K98MC, which is both reliable and produces high power at low revolutions. This produces a cruising speed of 23.2 knots, with a maximum speed of 25.4 knots. In addition the ship has two bow thrusters with power of 2,500 kW each, for added manoeuvrability in ports.

Bridge Equipment

The "CMA CGM Medea" is equipped with modern instruments to allow the plotting of the ship's position. The bridge equipment consists of GPS, dGPS, AIS and ARPA, which usually allows the position of the ship to be plotted with an accuracy of 100 meters. The Electronic chart system - ECDIS plots the ship's position against charts automatically. The information from the AIS, ARPA and Radar is used to allow the bridge crew to accurately plot the positions of other ships in the vicinity.

See also

* "Emma Mærsk"
* "Hannover Bridge"
* "NYK Vega"

References

* [http://www.ships-info.info/mer-CMA-CGM-Medea.htm CMA CGM Medea]
* [http://www.cma-cgm.com/ CMA CGM S.A.]

External links

* [http://www.mscgva.ch/ Mediterranean SC S.A]
* [http://www.maerskline.com/ Maersk Line]
* [http://www.ships-info.info/ Maritime Transport]
* [http://www.ships-info.info/cruise-ships.htm Cruise Ships]
* [http://yachtcritic.info/ Luxury Yachts]