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CMA CGM RIMBAUD
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CMA CGM RIMBAUD

MT · container ship · 270 m

A 270 m container ship, called here twice in our last year of watching.

Her race record at I Like Big Boats

When she comes back

Called here twice in our last year of watching. Last seen Apr 25. Expected back around Dec 4 (Oct 16 – Jan 23), about 7 weeks from now.

Based on how often we've seen her, timing uncertain after the 2026 gaplow confidence

CMA CGM RIMBAUD was seen on 1 day since Apr 1, 2026, most recently Apr 25, 2026. Expected back between Oct 16, 2026 and Jan 23, 2027, best guess Dec 4, 2026. We were not recording from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026.

  • Apr 25, 2026

Her route

CMA CGM · Indamexweekly · India

  1. CharlestonOct 17
  2. Port QasimPakistan~Aug 29
  3. Nhava ShevaIndia~Aug 31
  4. MundraIndia~Sep 5
  5. ColomboSri Lanka~Sep 9
  6. New York and New JerseyUSA
  7. NorfolkUSA
  8. SavannahUSA
Dates are estimates, counted from her Charleston arrival (Oct 17) using the service's published transit days. Stops without a published figure carry no date.

Where she's been

  • Charleston, SC · in port Apr 25 · 14 samples
  • to Charleston, SC · left after Apr 23 06:57, arrived before Apr 25 04:57
  • Savannah, GA · in port Apr 22 to Apr 23 · 27 samples
  • to Savannah, GA · left after Feb 1 06:57, arrived before Apr 22 04:58
  • Miami, FL · in port Jan 31 to Feb 1 · 23 samples
  • to Miami, FL · left after Jan 29 19:58, arrived before Jan 31 08:58
  • Charleston, SC · in port Jan 29 · 17 samples
  • to Charleston, SC · left after Jan 28 00:59, arrived before Jan 29 03:59
  • Savannah, GA · in port Jan 26 to Jan 28 · 36 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
2013

Size

Length overall
270 m (886 ft)
Beam
42 m (138 ft)
Design draught
14.5 m (48 ft)

Capacity

Gross tonnage
71,112
Net tonnage
41,087
Deadweight
80,163 t
Containers
6,881 TEU

Registry and management

IMO number
9635640
Call sign
9HA5860
Flag
Malta
Registered owner
not yet known
Manager
CMA CGM SA
Class
Bureau Veritas

In 2024 she reported 2,875 tonnes of CO₂ from 923 tonnes of fuel over 7,027 nautical miles on voyages to, from and between European ports.

In the window

Active · seen on 7 days across 3 years · first seen Jun 2024 · last seen Apr 2026 · visits a year about 3 · busiest months Jan, Apr, Jun · usually arrives overnight · usual stay about 18 hours · speed past the window 12.8 kn · broadcasts as destination Port of Savannah

Records

Observed top speed 17.0 kn · off Norfolk, VA · 17 Apr 2026 · NOAA archive

Fastest leg · Savannah, GA to Charleston, SC · 22 h 54 m · 3.2 kn average · 28 Jan 2026 · to the hour

Backstory, spoken

Nothing recorded yet.

Backstory, written

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6 seen · 5 inbound · 5 outbound · dwell 18.2h · draught 12.8m in / 12.6m out

Passages (10)
WhenDirectionDraughtStatus
Apr 25, 2026, 6:58 PMoutbound12.6 m (41 ft)—
Apr 25, 2026, 3:16 AMinbound12.8 m (42 ft)—
Jan 29, 2026, 9:23 PMoutbound13.0 m (43 ft)—
Jan 29, 2026, 3:09 AMinbound13.0 m (43 ft)—
Jan 13, 2025, 12:28 AMoutbound11.7 m (38 ft)—
Jan 12, 2025, 1:26 AMinbound11.8 m (39 ft)—
Oct 8, 2024, 7:46 PMoutbound13.0 m (43 ft)—
Oct 7, 2024, 7:37 PMinbound13.0 m (43 ft)—
Jun 30, 2024, 6:26 PMoutbound10.7 m (35 ft)—
Jun 30, 2024, 4:46 AMinbound11.2 m (37 ft)—

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.