CMA CGM to supply fully electric barge to Nike in Vietnam

Global footwear company Nike has contracted French container shipping firm CMA CGM for a fully electric barge for inland waterway transportation in Vietnam.

IMAGE: Model of CMA CGM's fully electric barge. CMA CGM

As part of this initiative, CMA CGM will operate the electric barge in partnership with logistics and port operator Gemadept.

The battery-operated barge will be charged using renewable electricity sourced from a solar-powered charging station on the Gemalink terminal at the Cai Mep port, CMA CGM said earlier.

The barge will connect Nike’s inland drop-off location in Ho Chi Minh City with the Gemalink deep-sea terminal in Cai Mep, producing “zero direct greenhouse gas emissions” over an estimated 100-plus-mile round trip, the footwear company said.

The initiative “is expected to avoid approximately 778 tons of CO2 emissions annually [778 mt/year],” Nike said in a statement.

By Aparupa Mazumder

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