CMA CGM Zheng He

CMA CGM Zheng He is an Explorer class containership built for CMA CGM.^[1] It is among the world's largest containerships, at 16,020 TEU.^[2]

History
Name	CMG CGM Zheng He
Namesake	Zheng He
Owner	CHC Second Shipping SA
Operator	CMA CGM
Port of registry	London, United Kingdom
Builder	Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry, China
Completed	2015
In service	2015
Identification	Call sign: 2IQU8 IMO number: 9706906
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Container ship
Tonnage	178,228 GT 116,356 NT 185,000 DWT
Length	399.9 m (1,312 ft)
Beam	51 m (167 ft)
Draft	16.5 metres (54 ft)
Installed power	Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C diesel engine, (34,320–80,080 kW)
Propulsion	Single shaft; screw propeller Solid
Speed	14.7 kn to 22.3 kn
Capacity	17859 TEU
Crew	27

The ship was built by Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry, the same shipyard that built sister ship CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin.^[3] At the time of its launch it was the longest ship built on hull in China.^[3]

It is the second CMA CGM ship to be named for Zheng He as CMA CGM Marco Polo was originally named for the Chinese explorer.