CMA CGM to further grow its large LNG-powered fleet

French shipping giant CMA CGM, one of the world’s largest backers of LNG fuel, plans to further increase its large fleet of LNG dual-fuel container vessels with a new order, according to shipbuilding sources. Sources told LNG Prime on Thursday that CMA CGM is likely to place the new order in China but South Korean…

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