News / CMA CGM opts for greener bio-gas to power seven newbuilds in its orderbook

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CMA CGM is committing to running at least seven of its new ships on bio-gas, a low embodied-carbon alternative to LNG, which it claims can reduce CO2 emissions by 67%.

The four 7,300 teu vessels and three 7,900 teu vessels are not, as has been widely reported, new orders but form part of CMA CGM’s existing LNG dual-fuel orderbook of 24 ships.

However, as part of last week’s announcement, CMA CGM did commit to run the seven vessels on bio-gas.

The vessel portfolio, ...