CMA CGM unveils giant seas
Long as three and a half football fields (365 meters) high as a building of twenty-two floors and off over fifty meters with a capacity of carrying more than 13,800 containers: CMA CGM Christopher Columbus, called yesterday morning in the port of Le Havre, is not the largest container ships in the world, the current record is held by a vessel Maersk which displays more than 400 meters in length. In contrast, the new flagship of the third arms Marseille is the largest unit flying the French flag. "It is the first in a series of eight container vessels to be delivered by the end of 2011," explains Jacques Saade, president and founder of CMA CGM.
In service on the Europe-Asia, this container allows the new generation, thanks to its volume capacity and performance techniques, to identify "a result two times" the previous generation of the "8500 box.
A major element for the group in search of funding partners as part of "restructuring" of its capital. And on the topic, Jacques Saade has not failed once again confuse observers by announcing the end of discussions for an entry to the Qatari capital of Holdings. This decision comes as discussions were also halted last week with the fund Colony, the other nominee with whom negotiations had been initiated free credit score.Both candidates associated with the Strategic Investment Fund (ISF), proposed to provide approximately 750 million dollars in capital and become shareholders but significant minority.
The recall of ISPs
"We stopped the discussions with the Qataris since the conditions were unacceptable. We are talking with other candidates, "says Jacques Saade said yesterday that all the good he thought of the Strategic Investment Fund. At that point the ISP held recalled yesterday that he would invest only sides "of one or more outside investors" and that he did not intend to go alone.Gilles Michel, head of the ISP, called a thinly veiled way for the resumption of negotiations with the funds of the Middle East: "Our hope is that it is signed with a partner that suits the company, representing Qatar Holding a partner entirely credible and serious. "Saade The guarantee will get an agreement with an investor before the end of July. In the wise …
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