The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has reaffirmed its readiness to handle the world’s largest container ships after two CMA CGM vessels, one of the Group’s biggest and one on its maiden voyage, safely transited the Canal on the same day.
The Canal recorded the passage of 38 ships, with total net tonnage reaching 1.7 million tons.
Admiral Ossama Rabiee, Chairman and Managing Director of the SCA, made the announcement while inspecting navigation from aboard the CMA CGM JULES VERNE, which was sailing north from Singapore to Lebanon after clearing the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandab Strait without incident. He stated that the Canal is fully prepared to receive mega ships and ensure smooth navigation.
The CMA CGM JULES VERNE, affiliated with the French shipping group CMA CGM, is 396 metres long, 53.6 metres wide, carries a draft of 11.5 metres, and has a gross tonnage of 176,000
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