Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has delivered CMA CGM’s fourth and last in a new series of 24,000-teu LNG dual-fuel containerships.
According to the CSSC-controlled shipbuilder, it delivered the LNG dual-fuel CMA GGM Grand Palais on Tuesday, more than seven and a half months ahead of schedule.
This is the last of four vessels CMA CGM ordered in 2022.
The first vessel in this series, CMA CGM Seine, was delivered in April last year, CMA CGM Saint Germain in June, and CMA CGM Vendome in December last year.
Moreover, the vessels are 399 meters long, 61.3 meters wide, and have a design draft of 14.5 meters.
Hudong-Zhonghua said the vessels can 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.
According to Hudong-Zhonghua, CMA CGM Grand Palais is the 20th large containership and the 15th LNG dual-fuel containership it built for CMA CGM.