On the occasion of the COP23 in Bonn (Germany), the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in maritime transport, confirms to the shipyards group China State Shipbuilding Corporation — (Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. shipyard and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd) its decision to equip its nine future ships of 22,000 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit), to be delivered in 2020, with engines burning liquefied natural gas.
CMA CGM is becoming the first shipping company in the world to equip giant containerships with this type of motorisation, thus pursuing its firm commitment to the protection of the environment and to ocean conservation.
With this order by the CMA CGM Group, the Chinese shipyards group CSSC positions itself as a reference in the building of the most environment-friendly giant containerships.