FIRST CMA CGM DF BOXSHIP FROM KOREAN YARD

French liner shipping giant CMA CGM is to deploy the first South Korean-built, LNG-fuelled container vessel writes David Tinsley. The 14,681TEU CMA CGM Tenere is further distinguished by the adoption of a Type B LNG fuel tank, affording capacity for a complete round-trip between eastern Asia and Europe on a single filling.

MAN 11G90ME-GI engine for Eastern Pacific Shipping during shop tests at Ulsan. (Photo credit: MAN ES).

French liner shipping giant CMA CGM is to deploy the first South Korean-built, LNG-fuelled container vessel writes David Tinsley. The 14,681TEU CMA CGM Tenere is further distinguished by the adoption of a Type B LNG fuel tank, affording capacity for a complete round-trip between eastern Asia and Europe on a single filling.