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The world’s largest LNG-fueled container ship has arrived at the Baltic Hub

On September 13, the world’s largest LNG-fueled container ship, the CMA CGM Concorde, arrived at the Baltic Hub. This is the second test call as a newly launched French Asia Line 1 service, which is a direct route between South Korea and Northern …
Sep 14, 2023 / Curious

Wärtsilä LNG Fuel Gas Supply Systems continue to be the choice for CMA CGM newbuild vessels

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the LNG Fuel Gas Supply (FGSS) systems for four new 23k TEU container vessels being built for France-based operator CMA CGM at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding yard in China. This latest order, which was booked …
Aug 31, 2023 / Curious

Wärtsilä to supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for six CMA CGM newbuild container vessels

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for the French shipping company CMA CGM. The engines have been ordered for six 15,000 TEU container vessels which are being built at the Dalian Shipbuilding yard in China. The …
Aug 1, 2023 / Curious

CMA CGM LIBERTY arrives at the Port of Yokohama, the first LNG-powered containership to call a Japanese Port

The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, announced the arrival of CMA CGM LIBERTY as the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containership to call a port in Japan at the Honmoku D4 terminal in Yokohama on 24 …
Jul 27, 2023 / Vessels

EUROSAL line to reintegrate Le Havre call

After more than 2 years, CMA CGM Group has announced that EUROSAL service connecting North Europe with West Coast South America & the Caribbean will be back to Le Havre, France. Indeed, a 10th vessel will join the service. This additional vessel …
Jun 22, 2023 / Curious

Contecon Manzanillo handles first carbon-neutral container in North America

Contecon Manzanillo S.A. de C.V. (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) Mexican business unit operating the Specialized Container Terminal 2 at the Port of Manzanillo, recorded another milestone with its recent handling of …
Jun 12, 2023 / Curious

CEVA Logistics to operate four deep-sea, dual-fuel hybrid RORO vessels under long-term lease

CEVA Logistics is connecting its global automotive customers with more roll-on, roll-off (RORO) vessel capacity thanks to a new 10-year lease the logistics firm has signed with its parent company, CMA CGM. The agreement for four of Eastern Pacific …
May 4, 2023 / Curious

China State Shipbuilding gets record $3.06 billion shipbuilding order from French giant CMA CGM Group

The China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC) and French shipping group CMA CGM signed an order for 16 container ships worth a total of 21 billion yuan ($3.06 billion) in Beijing on Thursday. The deal set the record for the largest single order …
Apr 12, 2023 / Vessels

New service highlights potential of Poti as Central Asia-Europe intermodal hub

This month saw the first call of CMA CGM’s new Caucasus Georgia Express (CGX) service. Playing a key role in this new intermodal service, APM Terminals Poti works as a hub for cargo consolidation and dispatch, connecting trains directly from the …
Feb 22, 2023 / Curious

LNG bunkering tanker ready to refuel vessels at Yantian Port

Hai Yang Shi You 301, the world's largest liquefied natural gas carrier and bunkering tanker, successfully filled the dual-fuel container ship CMA CGM CONCORDE with 6,000 cubic meters of bonded LNG at Yantian Port in the Shenzhen Special Economic …
Jan 31, 2023 / Vessels