- The statue, weighing more than 450kg, was housed in a specially designed plexiglass case.
- A specially decorated twenty-foot container was used for this historic project.
- Specialists in transporting works of art worked alongside teams from the CMA CGM Group throughout the project, particularly on the packing, unpacking and installation of the statue.
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The Statue of Liberty’s ‘little sister’ sets sail from Le Havre, bound for New York
- A replica of Lady Liberty has boardeda CMA CGM ship on the emblematic Liberty Bridge servicelinking France and the USA.
- This voyage demonstrates the CMA CGM Group’s expertise in transporting exceptionalcargo.
- The arrival in New York on June30thwill be open to the press.
The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, has been working in partnership with the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (Cnam) and the French Embassy in the USA on the transport of a bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty that stands nearly three metres tall and was produced from the 1878 plaster original by Auguste Bartholdi. In Le Havre, the statue was taken on board the CMA CGM NERVAL, a 300m ship capable of carrying 6,500 TEUs.
Le Havre – New York – Ellis Island – Washington, D.C.
The statue will travel to New York on CMA CGM’s Liberty Bridge service, an emblematic line linking northern Europe to the east coast of the United States.
The little sister of Lady Liberty will arrive in New York on June 30th, before being installed on Ellis Island, opposite her big sister, where she will be on public display for Independence Day on 4 July. She will be taken overland by CEVA Logistics, a CMA CGM Group subsidiary, to her final destination, the Residence of the French Ambassador to Washington DC, where she will be unveiled and put on public display on July 14th.
The CMA CGM Group has used bespoke solutions for this exceptional passenger
The CMA CGM Group has cutting-edge expertise in the transport of exceptional cargo, from works of art to outsize industrial equipment and components. Transporting goods like these demands great flexibility and exacting attention to detail, both in designing the transport and logistics service and then in executing it.
The bespoke service needed for this exceptional project demonstrates the resources the Group can bring to bear in defining and implementing multiple solutions for its clients around the world.
The CMA CGM Group, a key link between France and the U.S.
A real economic link between France and the United States, the Group has more than 5,000 staff in France and 12,000 in the U.S., where it serves 19 ports with 34 services and 93 weekly port calls.
Dates for your diaries!
- June 30th: witness the CMA CGM NERVAL’ arrival in New York– Open to the press
- July 1st: unveiling of the statue on Ellis Island – Open to the press (limited spaces)
- July 1st to 5th: statue on public display on Ellis Island
- July 14th: inauguration of the statue in the grounds of the Residence of the French Ambassador in Washington, D.C. – Open to the press (limited spaces)
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