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Le CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, premier porte-conteneurs d’une capacité de 18 000 EVP ayant jamais escalé aux Etats-Unis, quitte le Port d’Oakland après avoir réalisé avec succès ses escales inaugurales aux Etats-Unis

Temps de lecture : 3 min

4 janvier 2016

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The CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN has successfully completed its maiden calls to the U.S. by berthing in the Port of Oakland on December 31, 2015. She was the largest vessel ever to call this port, or any other port in the U.S.

 

  • After calling the Port of Los Angeles in late December, 2015, the CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN berthed in the Port of Oakland on December 31, 2015
  • Special measures were deployed to make this unprecedented call a complete success
  • The CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN will leave today for Chinese ports and come back to the U.S. in mid-February

Receiving an 18,000-TEU capacity vessel for the first time requires long and meticulous preparation to guarantee a flawless call and fluid operations in as little time as possible. For several weeks, the CMA CGM Group has been working with all parties: the Port of Oakland and NWS Seaport Alliance, the San Francisco Bar Pilots, Ports America Outer Harbor, railroads, trucking companies and many others in the maritime supply chain.

As a part of this preparation, CMA CGM, the Port of Oakland and the San Francisco Bar Pilots (SFBP) executed vessel simulations at the California Maritime Academy: seven San Francisco Harbor pilots ran two different simulations in presence of a CMA CGM Senior Captain - one to perfectly handle mooring with such a vessel, the second one was focused on sailing.

 

Marc Bourdon, President of CMA CGM (America) LLC :

"We are happy to be making this second call at a US port. The CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN’s call at the port of Oakland was made possible thanks to a tight collaboration with all stakeholders at the port. By welcoming the largest container ship ever to call at US ports, authorities have demonstrated their willingness to be part of an ever growing shipping industry."

 

The CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN will leave for Chinese ports today, January 4, and come back to the U.S. in mid-February. She will go under the Golden Gate Bridge today, at approximately 4 p.m. Pacific Time. CMA CGM has launched a photo competition on Instagram to allow three winners to visit the CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN mid-February in Long Beach. 

 

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