The vessel, which has a capacity of 23,000 TEUs, is 400 metres long and 62 metres wide, with a net tonnage of 231,000 tons. Major shipping lines have begun returning to the Suez Canal, Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairperson Osama Rabie said recently, as the waterway recorded the transit of one of the world’s largest container ships for the first time in two years. The transit of the LNG-powered CMA CGM Jacques Saade from the north, travelling from Morocco to Malaysia, signals the “full return” of the French shipping group’s vessels to the canal. The vessel, which has a capacity of 23,000 TEUs, is 400 metres long and 62 metres wide, with a net tonnage of 231,000 tons. The vessel is 318 metres long with a total tonnage of 82,000 tons.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 25, 2025 08:55 UTC