French container line CMA CGM received the second of three Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS) built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), on Sept. 12.

The 18,000teu ship was named CMA CGM Zheng He after the 15th century commander of the Ming dynasty's merchant and exploration fleet, and is the second ULCS ever to be built at a Chinese shipyard.

The ship measures 399 meters in length, 54 meters in width.

The first vessel in this series of three, and the first ever mega boxship to be built in China, was CMA CGM Vasco Da Gama, which was delivered to the French line on July 27.

The third 18,000teu giant in the series – CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin – is scheduled for delivery in November 2015.