A ship that once claimed the record as the largest container ship to call in Halifax returned today, only six years later without any special notice.
CMA CGM Libra was built in 2009 by Hyundai, Ulsan, and first called in Halifax January 12, 2019. Registering 131,332 gt, 131,235 dwt it had a nominal capacity of 11,356 TEU. Its owners, CMA CGM, have since given a figure of 11,388 TEU. Whichever the figure, it was the first ship to arrive in Halifax with a capacity greater than 11,000 TEU.
When it arrived in Halifax today (photo above), it appeared to be loaded to near capacity - at least by number of boxes on deck - as compared to its appearance in 2011...
It did not hold the size record for very long - barely a month - until it was eclipsed by fleet mate CMA CGM Thalassa then by several others until the number to exceed today is in the 16,000 TEU range - nearly 50% larger capacity than this ship.
One record it is likely to hold however is the largest ship to call in Halifax with unified superstructure aft. Most ships of this size and certainly larger ones have the "island bridge" mounted forward of midships.
The CMA CGM Libra is working the Ocean Alliance CJX service and its last port was Colombo. Based on the departure date from that port of October 7, I would say it sailed via the Cape of Good Hope.
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