CMA CGM Adds Second Methanol-Powered Vessel ‘Argon’ to Its Fleet

CMA CGM has expanded its alternative-fuel fleet with the recent delivery of the CMA CGM Argon, a 13,000 TEU container ship equipped with a dual-fuel methanol engine. Built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in Mokpo, South Korea, the Argon is the second in a series of twelve methanol-powered vessels commissioned by the shipping group. Registered

CMA CGM to reduce methane emissions with EnviroPac feature

Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced its new EnviroPac feature for the Wärtsilä 34DF constant speed engine. The feature is designed to significantly reduce methane emissions while maintaining the engine’s high-power output and compliance with IMO Tier 3 NOx requirements. The first order for engines with this new feature has been placed by the French shipping company

CMA CGM launches first of six LNG-powered container ships

CMA CGM has unveiled CMA CGM Petra, an 85,700dwt vessel and the first in a series of six LNG-powered container ships joining its fleet. The Post-Panamax boxship, built by South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HD Hyundai Samho), measures 272m by 42.8m, with a draft of 14.5ms. The French-flagged ship boasts a capacity of 8,000TEU

CMA CGM seeks 2025 Singapore biofuel bunker supply

French shipping major CMA CGM is seeking marine biofuel for term delivery in Singapore, the world’s largest bunker hub, between January and December 2025, according to market sources. The company has been one of the top lifters of marine biofuel in Singapore this year, and is expanding its lifting period from half-year term supply this

CMA CGM, Zespri commission study on low emissions shipping corridor 

CMA CGM has commissioned a feasibility study into a potential low-emissions shipping corridor alongside Zespri, the world’s largest marketer of kiwifruit. New Zealand’s associate transport minister Matt Doocey recently hosted an event supporting the launch of the study, which would set up a shipping corridor between Tauranga (NZ) and Zeebrugge in Belgium via the Panama

CMA CGM welcomes LNG-fuelled 2,000TEU ship to fleet

French shipping company the CMA CGM Group has taken delivery of a new container vessel built by HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. The Malta-registered CMA CGM Alhambra belongs to a new series of ten containerships powered by LNG and featuring a new hull design developed to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Like sister

BERG propulsion contributes to substantial efficiency gains for CMA CGM

Collaboration between BERG Propulsion, shipping and logistics group CMA CGM and ship owner Reederei Rambow has proved pivotal in significant efficiency gains for an 868 TEU container vessel, with the 2007-built ship rejuvenated as one of the top performers in its class. In an innovative retrofit project requested by charterer CMA CGM, BERG worked with

WinGD and CMA CGM to trial dual-fuel engine

Swiss marine power company WinGD has teamed up with global shipping line CMA CGM to test its Variable Compression Ratio (VCR) technology for dual-fuel engines onboard one of CMA CGM’s vessels. The collaboration marks the first field test for the new dual-fuel engine technology and follows successful factory tests showing significant efficiency improvements with both

CMA CGM orders 12 LNG-powered containerships

In France, LNG Prime reports in a deal valued at $2.66 billion, CMA CGM has ordered 12 15,500 TEU LNG dual-fuel containerships from South Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai. The ships will be constructed at HD Hyundai Samho and HD Hyundai Heavy, with six vessels at each yard. These vessels are set for delivery by June

Foreship provides energy efficiency answers for CMA CGM ro-pax newbuilds

Foreship expertise in energy efficiency and sustainability will be central to optimizing the performance of two new ro-pax ferries on their delivery into west Mediterranean services connecting Marseille and Corsica in 2027. The ships, due to be delivered to CMA CGM subsidiary La Méridionale, will be distinguished not only by powerplants that support dual fuel