CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin
CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin at Port of Long Beach
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| History | |
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| Name: | Benjamin Franklin |
| Namesake: | Benjamin Franklin |
| Owner: | CHC Second Shipping SA |
| Operator: | CMA CGM |
| Port of registry: |
London,  United Kingdom
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| Builder: | Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry, China |
| Yard number: | H6003 |
| Completed: | 04 December 2015 |
| In service: | 2015 |
| Identification: | Call sign: 2IZK8 IMO number: 9706891 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: | 178,228 GT 116,356 NT 185,000 DWT |
| Length: | 399.2 m (1,310 ft) |
| Beam: | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Height: | 60 m (197 ft), 70 m (230 ft) over antennae. |
| Draft: | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Depth: | 30.2 m (99 ft) |
| Installed power: | MAN B&W diesel engine, (63,910 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Single shaft; screw propeller Solid |
| Speed: | 22.9 knots (42.4 km/h; 26.4 mph) |
| Capacity: | 18,000 TEU, Refrigerated connections 1,500 |
| Crew: | 27 |
CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin is an Explorer class containership built for CMA CGM. Delivered in November 2015, she is named after United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. She is one of the largest container cargo vessels, capable of carrying 18,000 TEU.
The December 26, 2015 arrival at the Port of Long Beach marked the first time a ship of this size had been used in North America - previous routes for a ship this large were only from Asia to Northern Europe. A worldwide concern is that ports need to be able to accommodate a ship of this size when loading and unloading cargo.Benjamin Franklin is about a third larger than the biggest container ships that typically visit the deep water ports of southern California. After departing Long Beach, she traveled north along the West Coast of the United States, arriving at the Port of Oakland near San Francisco on December 31, and at the Port of Seattle on February 29, 2016. The U.S. tour was short-lived, however, as CMA CGM postponed deployment of megaships to the West Coast in May 2016, citing a lack of demand.
In regard to U.S. port infrastructure, Marc Bourdon, president of CMA CGM American operations, states that while some ports are ready, most ports would have difficulty with such a large ship, and that ports would need to be modified before permanent large-scale implementation could commence. One such necessary modification is for the terminal cranes to be able to reach containers stacked to the full capacity of 10 high.
The Benjamin Franklin is propelled by a MAN B&W 11S90ME-C9.2, a low speed, two-stroke diesel engine. The MAN B&W 11S90ME-C9.2 was designed in house by MAN B&W with the goals of the lowest possible operational costs and fuel consumption at any load and any prevailing condition. MAN B&W ME engines have design and performance characteristics in order to comply with International Maritime Organization Tier II emission regulations.
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