CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin is the third in the series of Explorer-class container ships built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a wholly owned subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), for CMA CGM, the world’s third biggest container company. At 18,000TEU, the vessel is not only one of the biggest vessels in the company’s fleet, but also one of the world’s largest container ships and one of the biggest cargo ships ever built in China. Named after one of the Founding Fathers of the US, Benjamin Franklin was delivered to its owner in December 2015. The vessel was officially launched and christened at Long Beach port in California in February 2016, and became the biggest container ship ever to call the US port. The container ship will be deployed on the Pearl River Express, a service connecting the main China ports, including Xiamen, Nansha and Yantian, with the US West Coast ports.

Big Ben

Benjamin Franklin is the third in the series of Explorer-class container ships built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a wholly owned subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), for CMA CGM, the world’s third biggest container company.

Big Ben

Benjamin Franklin is the third in the series of Explorer-class container ships built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a wholly owned subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), for CMA CGM, the world’s third biggest container company.