China’s Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard yesterday launched theCMA CGM Jacques Saadé, the first in a new fleet of nine French-flagged, 23,000-TEU, LNG-powered containerships that will join the group’s fleet in 2020 on the
CMA-CGM Group Chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saadé, yesterday signed two strategic agreements covering construction of 10 new 15,000 TEU containerships, five of them LNG fueled and five fitted with hybrid scrubbers. The
The 5,095 TEU containership CMA CGM White Shark was successfully refueled with marine bio fuel oil in the Port of Rotterdam on Saturday, March 23. As we reported earlier, see story, IKEA
Name brand shippers looking to lower the overall carbon footprint of their products are adding impetus to efforts to decarbonize shipping. One shipper leading the way along this path is IKEA Transport
JANUARY 28, 2019 — The CMA CGM Group reports that the first LNG fueled vessel in its fleet was successfully bunkered with LNG January 24 at the Port of Rotterdam. The vessel,
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 — Marseille headquartered container shipping giant CMA CGM is taking an “all of the above” approach to achieving compliance with the IMO sulfur cap when it takes effect on
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 — France’s BIO-UV Group has successfully installed and commissioned its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system (BWTS) in CMA CGM’s new flagship, the 400 m long, 20,600 TEU CMA CGM
JULY 18, 2018 — Marseilles headquartered container shipping giant CMA CGM has contracted France’s BIO-UV Group to supply its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) to 17 containerships. The company’s nine 22,000
JUNE 25, 2018 — One of the towering figures of the container shipping industry has passed away. The CMA CGM Group said today that its Founding President, Mr. Jacques R. Saadé, died
JUNE 20, 2018 — Marseilles headquartered CMA CGM has signed an agreement with Container Finance Ltd Oy to acquire Espoo, Finland, headquartered short sea specialist Containerships. The deal will see Containerships’ container