CMA CGM recently took delivery of the CMA CGM TIGRIS, among the series of 28 vessels from 9,400 TEUs to 10,900 TEUs which will be delivered till the third quarter of 2016. Last June, the Group received the delivery of the first vessel of this series: the CMA CGM DANUBE. Each vessel of this one-of-a-kind series is named after a famous river of the world.

The CMA CGM TIGRIS will be a chartered bareboat sailing under the Malta flag, and is the result of collaboration between the Chinese shipyards NTS, CIMC group and the CMA CGM Group experts. The vessel was built within about 10 months since her keel was laid and delivered on time.

Of 300 m length and 48 m width, the vessel has been designed to offer maximal loading capacity. With a capacity of 1,458 reefer plugs 40', which is the largest so far on such a ship, the CMA CGM TIGRIS embodies the Group's ambition to be a leader in this growing market.

It will be positioned on the SEAS2 Line, and operated on the following rotation: Shanghai, Ningbo, Chiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Klang, Santos, Paranagua, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Grande, Itapoa, Santos, Durban, Port Klang, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

In line with the sustainable development policy of the Group, the CMA CGM TIGRIS is equipped with all the latest environmental technologies which significantly reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, as well as the Group's carbon footprint.