CMA CGM rolls out red carpet for new LNG-fueled boxship at Chinese yard

French shipping colossal CMA CGM has rung the welcome bell to the first unit in a series of four 24,000 TEUs container vessels powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) that the company booked at China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.

Per France’s classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), the CMA CGM Seine was handed over to its owner on April 15, 2025—around a month after wrapping up sea trials at pier no. 3 of the shipbuilder’s western plant. The newbuild boasts a length of 399.9 meters and a beam of 61.3 meters, with an exact carrying capacity of 23,876 TEUs.

According to BV, the newbuilding could play a ‘big’ role in its owner’s low-carbon vision owing to the environmentally friendly technology that has been fitted onto it. Specifically, the vessel integrates a dual-fuel propulsion system supported by GTT Mark III membrane-type LNG bunker tanks of a 18,6000 cbm total capacity. This is projected to ‘boost’ both the unit’s environmental performance and its operational efficiency.

In addition to this, as divulged by Bureau Veritas, CMA CGM Seine was outfitted with a WinGD W12X92DF-2.0 dual-fuel main