CMA CGM orders 10 LNG dual-fuel vessels

French shipping company CMA CGM has ordered ten dual-fuel vessels that can run on liquefied natural (LNG) as well as conventional marine fuels.

IMAGE: Illustration of an LNG dual-fuel boxship. ENGINE via Gemini

The 24,212 TEU newbuilds will be registered under the French flag and primarily call at two major French ports – Le Havre and Dunkirk, CMA CGM said.

Deliveries are set to begin in 2026, with all ten vessels earmarked for deployment on the company’s flagship Northern Europe-Asia route, it said. The shipping firm has not disclosed the contracted shipyard for this project.

Compatriot naval engineering company Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has supplied LNG tanks for the ten vessels, while Classification Society Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has approved the vessel designs, CMA CGM added.

By Aparupa Mazumder

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