FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM, which plans to
be carbon neutral by 2050, has taken delivery of CMA CGM Champs Elysees,
its second 23,000-TEUer powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG),
the company announced.
The newbuild, which follows flagship CMA CGM Jacques
Saade delivered in September, is part of a series of nine ships ordered
from CSSC's shipyard in Shanghai, designed as the world's most
efficient ultra large container vessels.
LNG fuel, which enables a 99 per cent reduction in sulphur
dioxide and fine particle emissions and an 85 per cent reduction in nitrogen
dioxide emissions, is a key component of the CMA CGM's environmental ambitions.
WingGD is the primary engine
designer, while Wartsila provided systems and auxiliary systems. Cryostar
provided the LNG pumps, and GTT designed the LNG tanks and
provided related technical services.
In addition to LNG engines, the nine ultra-large (400
metre long and 61 metre wide) ships feature a redesigned straight bow
with an integrated bulb, a redesigned rudder, and a redesigned propeller all of
which substantially improve the vessel's hydrodynamics, thereby reducing fuel
consumption.
The Bureau Veritas-classed vessels will be
registered at the French International Register (FIR). They will
bear the names of landmark Parisian monuments and other renowned venues and
institutions from throughout the French capital: Champs Elysees, Palais
Royal, Louvre, Rivoli, Montmartre, Concorde, Trocadero and
Sorbonne.
Source : HKSG.
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