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Hudong-Zhonghua delivers CMA CGM’s LNG-powered giant

By LNG Prime Staff
Hudong-Zhonghua delivers CMA CGM’s LNG-powered giant
Image: Hudong-Zhonghua

Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has delivered CMA CGM’s first in a new series of 23,000-teu LNG dual-fuel containerships.

The CSSC-controlled shipbuilder delivered the LNG dual-fuel CMA CGM Seine on Tuesday.

Last month, this containership competed its “two-in-one” trial.

In November 2023, Hudong-Zhonghua started building this containership, and the vessel was launched in November last year.

This is the first of four vessels CMA CGM ordered in 2022.

CMA CGM is expected to take delivery of the other three ships in 2025 and 2026.

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, into its fleet.

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