CMA CGM to deploy 12 methanol dual-fuel ships by 2026

French shipping company CMA CGM has taken delivery of the first of 12 dual-fuel vessels for its upcoming methanol-capable fleet.

PHOTO: CMA CGM's methanol-capable dual-fuel vessel, CMA CGM Iron. CMA CGM

The 13,000-TEU ship, CMA CGM Iron, completed its maiden voyage this week from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries shipyard in Korea to the Port of Singapore. This vessel will operate on CMA CGM’s service route between Asia and the Middle East Gulf region, the company confirmed.

The remaining 11 vessels, each with a capacity of 13,000 TEU, will be deployed between 2025 and 2026.

Last year, CMA CGM signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi’s state-owned renewable energy company Masdar to “source, supply, and deliver green alternative fuels for CMA CGM’s dual-fuel vessels, starting in 2025 and following the incremental phase-in of the vessels until 2028,” according to its website.

Masdar hinted that the green alternative fuels could include bio-methanol and e-methanol, though specific details were not disclosed.

By Konica Bhatt

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