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CMA CGM T.ROOSEVELT
MT · container ship · 366 m
A 366 m container ship that is seen here about every 5 months like clockwork, then seen leaving about 33 hours later.
Next port: New York, Fri Oct 16, about 11 am
Her race record at I Like Big BoatsWhen she comes back
Seen about every 5 months. Last seen Apr 19. Expected back around Jan 4 (Oct 16 – Mar 26), about 3 months from now.
Based on her 5-month loop, timing uncertain after the 2026 gaplow confidence
CMA CGM T.ROOSEVELT was seen on 1 day since Apr 1, 2026, most recently Apr 19, 2026. Expected back between Oct 16, 2026 and Mar 26, 2027, best guess Jan 4, 2027. We were not recording from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026.
- Apr 19, 2026
Her route
CMA CGM · CBX / AWE7 / ECC3weekly · Asia
- CharlestonOct 20
- SavannahUSA
- Port KlangMalaysia~Sep 1
- Cai MepVietnam~Sep 4
- Yantian PortChina~Sep 7
- ShanghaiChina~Sep 12
- BusanSouth Korea~Sep 15
- NorfolkUSA
- New York and New JerseyUSA
Where she's been
- Charleston, SC · in port Apr 19 · 17 samples
- to Charleston, SC · left after Apr 17 15:59, arrived before Apr 19 04:59
- Savannah, GA · in port Apr 16 to Apr 17 · 34 samples
- to Savannah, GA · left after Apr 11 10:57, arrived before Apr 16 06:58
- New York, NY · in port Apr 8 to Apr 11 · 68 samples
- to New York, NY · left after Jan 24 19:57, arrived before Apr 8 15:57
- Oakland, CA · in port Jan 22 to Jan 24 · 50 samples
- to Oakland, CA · left after Jan 18 21:58, arrived before Jan 22 18:59
- Los Angeles, CA · in port Jan 14 to Jan 18 · 111 samples
From shore receivers' AIS samples: volunteer networks, our own antenna and NOAA's archive. A port call means she was heard stopped there; ocean passages are not heard, and the times are bounds, not events.
Her particulars
Build
- Built
- 2017
- Former names
- Optima
Size
- Length overall
- 365 m (1,198 ft)
- Beam
- 48 m (157 ft)
- Design draught
- 16 m (52 ft)
Capacity
- Gross tonnage
- 141,950
- Net tonnage
- 64,145
- Deadweight
- 148,384 t
- Containers
- 14,414 TEU
Registry and management
- IMO number
- 9780873
- Call sign
- 9HA5029
- Flag
- Malta
- Registered owner
- not yet known
- Manager
- CMA CGM International Shipping Company Pte Ltd
- P&I club
- NorthStandard
- Class
- Bureau Veritas
In 2024 she reported 17,227 tonnes of CO₂ from 5,527 tonnes of fuel over 20,158 nautical miles on voyages to, from and between European ports.
In the window
Active · seen on 17 days across 5 years · first seen Mar 2022 · last seen Apr 2026 · visits a year about 2 · usual gap every 5 months (clockwork) · busiest months Feb, Aug, Mar · usual stay about 33 hours · speed past the window 11.6 kn · broadcasts as destination Norfolk
Records
Observed top speed 17.1 kn · off Oakland, CA · 25 Jan 2026 · NOAA archive
Fastest leg · Los Angeles, CA to Oakland, CA · 90 h 35 m · 3.5 kn average · 18 Jan 2026 · to the hour
Backstory, spoken
Nothing recorded yet.
Backstory, written
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16 seen · 9 inbound · 9 outbound · dwell 32.7h · draught 12.5m in / 12.9m out
Passages (18)
| When | Direction | Draught | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2026, 10:19 PM | outbound | 12.9 m (42 ft) | — |
| Apr 19, 2026, 3:45 AM | inbound | 12.5 m (41 ft) | — |
| Nov 6, 2025, 2:42 AM | outbound | 12.6 m (41 ft) | — |
| Nov 5, 2025, 3:05 AM | inbound | 12.5 m (41 ft) | — |
| Jul 12, 2025, 12:48 AM | outbound | 13.6 m (45 ft) | — |
| Jul 10, 2025, 4:17 PM | inbound | 12.7 m (42 ft) | — |
| Feb 3, 2025, 3:55 PM | outbound | 12.8 m (42 ft) | — |
| Feb 2, 2025, 6:41 AM | inbound | 12.5 m (41 ft) | — |
| Aug 22, 2024, 3:42 PM | outbound | 13.0 m (43 ft) | — |
| Aug 21, 2024, 5:00 AM | inbound | 12.9 m (42 ft) | — |
| May 21, 2023, 10:43 PM | outbound | — | — |
| May 20, 2023, 2:01 PM | inbound | — | — |
| Feb 7, 2023, 9:43 AM | outbound | — | — |
| Feb 5, 2023, 9:02 PM | inbound | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2022, 3:29 AM | outbound | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2022, 9:51 PM | inbound | — | — |
| Mar 26, 2022, 1:25 PM | outbound | — | — |
| Mar 23, 2022, 1:41 PM | inbound | — | — |
Sightings come from the national AIS record through Jun 30, 2026, then our own window receiver from Sep 29, 2026. Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026 was not recorded.