''CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery'' is a

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that is operated by French shipping company

CMA CGM CMA CGM S.A. is a French container transportation and shipping company. It is the world’s 3rd largest container shipping company, using 257 shipping routes between 420 ports in 160 countries. Its headquarters are in Marseille, France The name ...

. As the lead ship of her

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, she is the flagship of CMA CGM's fleet. Named after the French author and aviator, ''CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery'' was ordered in April the 1st 2015 as the first of three sister ships from

Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines, known as HHIC Phil, was established in February 2006 by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction of South Korea. In the same month, the first ship building contract was signed for 4 containe ...

. It was launched in August 2017, and after fitting out underwent sea trials in late December 2017 and early January 2018. She was delivered to CMA CGM on 25 January 2018, ahead of her entry into service on 6 February on a routing from southeast Asia to northern Europe. ''CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery'' measures 217,673 gross tons, and is 400m long, with a beam of and a draft of . She is powered by a Winterthur Gas & Diesel model X92 low speed diesel engine, with a power output up to that can propel her at up to 22 knots (25 mph or 40 km/h). She has a capacity of 20,954

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Antoine de Saint Exupery Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana ...

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