Original news was published on 12 May, 2015

CMA CGM has chosen HAROPA - Port of Le Havre to christen its new sea giant vessel, the Kerguelen. A choice which proves the confidence that the major world ship-owners have placed in the professionalism of HAROPA, the leading container port for the external trade of France.

Under the British flag, the Kerguelen of CMA CGM sailed from Asia on May 10, and will be officially christened in Le Havre on May 12, in the presence of Jacques R. Saadé, incorporator and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, of Agnès Canayer, Senator and deputy Mayor of Le Havre, and Hervé Martel, Executive Director of the Port of Le Havre.

Delivered in March 2015 by the shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries, the Kerguelen measures 398 meters long, for 54 meters wide and can carry 17,554 TEU. The vessel will be positioned departing from Le Havre on the FAL1 (French Asia Line), the emblematic service of the company which connects Europe to Asia. This line provides the customers of the group with a weekly connection on fixed day between HAROPA and Central and South China.

The commercial offer of CMA CGM provides connection with 275 ports in the world via HAROPA. As a major and among the first customers to have used the Port of Le Havre, CMA CGM directly employs around 500 people along the Seine corridor, including 90 percentin Le Havre. The shipowner’s business generates a total of 3,000 direct and related jobs in the Le Havre port place.

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