With an original design to improve energy efficiency and environmental performance, these new container ships will join the CMA CGM fleet of around 620 vessels, including more than 30 already powered by alternative energies. These ships will emit up to -20% CO2 compared to a similar-sized ship with a conventional maritime fuel design.
The delivery is part of CMA CGM’s fleet renewal program, in which the Group has invested more than $15 billion. It brings the Group one step closer to meeting its objective of Net Zero Carbon by 2050. By 2028, nearly 120 ships will be powered by low-carbon energies.
With an original design to improve energy efficiency and environmental performance, these new container ships will join the CMA CGM fleet of around 620 vessels, including more than 30 already powered by alternative energies. These ships will emit up to -20% CO2 compared to a similar-sized ship with a conventional maritime fuel design (very low sulfur oil).
Proportions and technologies adapted for better energy performance
These LNG ships result from a close collaboration between the shipowner, engineering firm, equipment supplier, and world-renowned manufacturers. It is a concrete response to the need for innovation in naval architecture and has given rise to a new container ship model with a profoundly renewed profile and technical characteristics.
Determined to optimize energy efficiency in all its activities, CMA CGM decided to resize this new series of ships. One of the design’s original characteristics is the 204.29 m long to 29.6 m wide ratio to improve the ships’ hydrodynamic and aerodynamic performance.
They are also the first ships in the CMA CGM fleet with superstructures at the front. Thus, the bridge and accommodations are placed at the front, ensuring better aerodynamic performance and higher loading capacity than conventional architecture.
A new, almost inverted straight bow with an integrated bow bulb also offers better hydrodynamic performance to reduce fuel consumption by 15% per trip.
A new range of feeders to serve Northern Europe and the Intra-Mediterranean
Delivered progressively between February 2024 and January 2025, the ten new vessels will transport goods over short distances, mainly in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.
Six of the series will join the Intra-Northern-Europe line between April and July to serve the Baltic and Scandinavian ports from the hubs of Hamburg and Bremerhaven. Four other ships will join the Intra-Mediterranean line between the end of September and the end of November.
Capable of carrying 45’ containers that can be loaded on trailers, these ships offer a more energy-efficient alternative to road transport in Europe and the Mediterranean region.