CMA CGM Vela

CMA CGM Vela photographed on the Solent inbound to Southampton from the deck of the Red Funnel Ferry on 26 October 2013. 

She passed close to our ferry and to be honest my pictures do not do her justice.  It was also quite late in the afternoon, the sky was overcast and the light was not great which did not help.

Her keel was laid on 28 April 2008, she was launched on 12 July 2008 and delivered 17 October 2008.

She can carry 11,000 20ft containers and 5477 40ft containers and is powered by a MAN B&W 12K98ME-C7 main engine.

She is currently one of 12 vessels employed on 'French Asia Line 3' which visits 18 Ports of Call in 83 Days. The itinerary for this circuit is noted below, this would make a brilliant ship spotting trip!

Eastbound 

Port                              Transit Time (days)

• LE HARVE                    0 
  
• HAMBURG                    1
  
• BREMERHAVEN           3 
  
• ROTTERDAM                5
  
• SOUTHAMPTON           7
  
• ZEEBRUGGE                9
  
• BEIRUT                        17
  
• JEDDAH                       22 
  
• PORT KELANG             35
  
• SINGAPORE                 38
  
• TIANJIN XINGANG          47 
  

Westbound

• TIANJIN XINGANG         47
  
• DALIAN                        50 
  
• BUSAN                        52
  
• QINGDAO                    54
  
• SHANGHAI                  56
  
• YANTIAN                     59
  
• SINGAPORE                63
  
• PORT KELANG            64
  
• LE HARVE                   83

MMSI - 218694000
REG - DE, Hamburg
IMO - 9354923
Call Sign - DFUM2
Container Ship
Built - Daewoo, Okpo; KR
Yard No. 4125
L 347m W 46m
GT 128600
Year - 2008
Solent, 26 October 2013