CMA CGM welcomes LNG-powered newbuild to fleet

The CMA CGM Group recently took delivery of a new containership constructed by China’s state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.

Named CMA CGM Paraty, the newbuild was designed by the 708 Research Institute of the China Shipbuilding Group. It has an LOA of 336 metres, a moulded beam of 51 metres, a moulded depth of 26.8 metres, and capacity for 13,200 TEUs.

A dual-fuel propulsion system that can also run on LNG will deliver a service speed of 21 knots. LNG fuel will be stored in a 14,000-cubic-metre tank with a type III containment system.

An intelligent control by exhaust recycling (ICER) system can help reduce methane slip in gas mode by as much as 50 per cent and greenhouse gas emissions by 28 per cent. The unique bow design can meanwhile ensure fuel consumption savings of between two and four per cent.