China’s Hudong-Zhonghua has launched the third in a new series of 24,000-teu LNG dual-fuel containerships for French shipping giant CMA CGM.
According to Hudong-Zhonghua, CMA GGM Vendome was floated out on August 26.
This is the third of four vessels CMA CGM ordered in 2022, while the shipbuilder is also progressing with the construction of the last giant container vessel in this batch.
The first vessel in this series, CMA CGM Seine, was delivered in April this year, and the second vessel, CMA GGM Saint Germain, joined the fleet in June.
The vessels have a total length of 399 meters, a width of 61.3 meters, and a design draft of 14.5 meters.
Hudong-Zhonghua said the vessels will be able to load 23,872 containers.
Like the previous containerships, these LNG-powered giants feature WinGD’s dual-fuel engines and GTT’s 18,600-cbm fuel tank with Mark III containment tech.
Hudong-Zhonghua and Jiangnan, both part of CSSC, previously delivered nine 23,000-teu LNG-powered vessels to CMA CGM.
In June 2021, CMA CGM welcomed the ninth and last vessel in this series, Sorbonne, to its fleet.