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

MSC to use LNG-filled green vessel from October 2022

MSC Cruises’s fleet will include LNG-fuelled newbuild MSC World Europa cuisse vessel. The vessel will be greenest and most efficient in MSC’s fleet that will enter into operation when it is delivered in October 2022. The company has informed about the ship’s environmental credentials recently. The vessel will also be the largest LNG-powered cruise ship