Christophe Colomb 100th giant of the seas to call at Le Havre

A symbol of the recovery in international trade, the CMA CGM Group flagship and the world largest French-flagged containership is the 100th vessel of more than 10,000 TEU to call at Le Havre.

First in a series of eight vessels named after great explorers, this state-of-the-art giant of the seas boasts exceptional dimensions: 365.5 m long with a beam of 51.2 m - equivalent to four football pitches. She can transport up to 13,800 TEU.

The CMA CGM CHRISTOPHE COLOMB is deployed on the FAL 5 (French Asia Line), the main CMA CGM Group service on the Asia-Europe trade, calling at Le Havre every week with the following rotation: Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Kelang, Le Havre, Rotterdam (inbound), Hamburg, Rotterdam (outbound), Zeebrugge, Port Kelang, Singapore and Ningbo.

Since its introduction last July, the service has proved to be exceptionally reliable with 100% of European calls being made on time, as announced to customers. To further enhance its attractiveness, this service will now arrive in Le Havre on Sunday nights to enable delivery of the first containers on Monday mornings.

Le Havre is CMA CGM main European port of call, with over 21 shipping services calling here every week from across the world including Asia, Africa, the USA, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean.