THE 13,000-TEU cma CGM Iron, the French shipping giant's first methanol-powered dual-fuel newbuild has been delivered, reports Rotterdam's Offshore Energy.
CMA CGM Iron made its maiden call at the Port of Singapore on March 4 and the Malta-flagged vessel features a length of 335 metres and a beam of 51 metres.
Built by South Korea's shipbuilding player HD Hyundai Samho at the yard in the city of Geoje, CMA CGM Iron is the inaugural vessel in a series of 12 methanol-powered dual-fuel units that CMA CGM Group booked in February 2023 in a deal worth a staggering KRW2.52 trillion (US$2 billion).
According to the Marseille-based shipping company, the newbuild's sisters vessels - named CMA CGM Cobalt, Argon, Platinum, Mercury, Helium, Krypton, Thorium, Osmium, Silver, Copper and Gold - will be handed over gradually, throughout the remainder of 2025 and in 2026.
The worldwide clean fuel-powered fleet has been on a steady upward trajectory, with ammonia and methanol ships attracting more and more attention from maritime industry stakeholders.
In fact, data from the Norway-based classification society DNV's Alternative Fuels Insights (AFI) platform showed that 2024 saw 166 methanol orders (accounting for 32 per cent of the AFI orderbook). Most of the contracts (85) involved container vessels.
'Thanks to our long-standing collaboration with the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, we have met the challenge of this new propulsion system. This feat of engineering brings us closer to the Net Zero Carbon goal, complementing our dual-fuel gas-powered vessels,' said CMA CGM vice president Xavier Leclercq.
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CMA CGM Iron made its maiden call at the Port of Singapore on March 4 and the Malta-flagged vessel features a length of 335 metres and a beam of 51 metres.
Built by South Korea's shipbuilding player HD Hyundai Samho at the yard in the city of Geoje, CMA CGM Iron is the inaugural vessel in a series of 12 methanol-powered dual-fuel units that CMA CGM Group booked in February 2023 in a deal worth a staggering KRW2.52 trillion (US$2 billion).
According to the Marseille-based shipping company, the newbuild's sisters vessels - named CMA CGM Cobalt, Argon, Platinum, Mercury, Helium, Krypton, Thorium, Osmium, Silver, Copper and Gold - will be handed over gradually, throughout the remainder of 2025 and in 2026.
The worldwide clean fuel-powered fleet has been on a steady upward trajectory, with ammonia and methanol ships attracting more and more attention from maritime industry stakeholders.
In fact, data from the Norway-based classification society DNV's Alternative Fuels Insights (AFI) platform showed that 2024 saw 166 methanol orders (accounting for 32 per cent of the AFI orderbook). Most of the contracts (85) involved container vessels.
'Thanks to our long-standing collaboration with the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, we have met the challenge of this new propulsion system. This feat of engineering brings us closer to the Net Zero Carbon goal, complementing our dual-fuel gas-powered vessels,' said CMA CGM vice president Xavier Leclercq.
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