CMA CGM Jacques Saadé

IMO 9778820 · MMSI 228383900

Spotlight

CMA CGM Jacques Saadé is a 2020-built container ship (236,583 GT, 23,112 TEU capacity), the first of nine ULCVs in her class and — at delivery — the largest LNG-powered container ship in the world. Built by China State Shipbuilding at Jiangnan Shipyard, France-flagged. Named after CMA CGM founder Jacques Saadé (d. 2018), Lebanese-French shipping magnate. The class marked CMA CGM's early industry commitment to LNG dual-fuel bunkers on the largest hulls, cutting NOx ~85% and CO2 ~20% vs HFO — a signal that decarbonisation had reached the ULCV segment.

Crew perspective

Jacques Saadé crews operate under CMA CGM's LNG-focused onboarding curriculum: chief mates and second engineers rotate through Le Havre bunker training and simulator sessions before their first cargo-planning cycle. The Saadé-class is a French-flag benefit for the industry — the vessel qualifies its bridge officers for RIF (Registre International Français) tax and benefits under EU state-aid rules.

Sister ships

CMA CGM Champs Elysées, CMA CGM Palais Royal, CMA CGM Louvre, CMA CGM Rivoli, CMA CGM Concorde, CMA CGM Trocadero, CMA CGM Sorbonne, CMA CGM Montmartre

Status: In service · Wikipedia

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Type: Container
Flag: 🇫🇷 France · compare
Year built: 2020
Builder: Jiangnan
GT: 236,583
DWT: 220,000
LOA: 400 m
Beam: 61.3 m
Draft: 16.5 m
Class: Bureau Veritas
Owner: CMA CGM Group
Manager: CMA CGM Group

First LNG-powered ULCV (23,000 TEU).

Vessel history

CMA CGM Jacques Saadé is a container ship . She entered commercial operation on 23 September 2020 and is the first of a class of nine sister ships which at the time of construction were the world's largest vessels to be powered using liquefied natural gas . She is named after Jacques Saadé , the founder of CMA CGM and has a capacity of 23,000 TEU ). In her own category, she is the largest container ship to sail under the French flag

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PSC detention history

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