CMA CGM takes delivery of fourth LNG dual-fuel container ship

French container shipping company CMA CGM has taken delivery of the fourth in a series of 10 dual-fuel container ships being constructed by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea.

PHOTO: CMA CGM’s LNG dual-fuel container ship CMA CGM Tivoli. CMA CGM

The 2,000-TEU container ship, CMA CGM Tivoli, can run on LNG or conventional marine fuels.

All 10 vessels have been designed for the company's Northern Europe feeder services.

In February, CMA CGM took delivery of the first vessel, CMA CGM Mermaid, in the series.

LNG has been gaining popularity among shipowners. The global LNG-fuelled fleet is currently made up of 547 vessels, with another 170 expected to join this year, classification society DNV data shows.

LNG can curb carbon dioxide emissions by about a quarter compared to conventional bunker fuels. But its methane emissions can be 36 times more potent as a greenhouse gas (GHG) compared to carbon dioxide over a century, according to a World Bank study.

By Tuhin Roy

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