News / CMA CGM orders ten 2,000 teu ice-class box ships from Hyundai Mipo

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French liner operator CMA CGM has chosen South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to construct 10 ice-class vessels of 2,000 teu each.

Without identifying the customer, HMD stated in a Korea Exchange filing today that a “European customer” had ordered 10 dual-fuelled (with liquefied natural gas) 2,000 teu containerships for a total contract value of $627m.

HMD said the ships would be delivered by the end of September 2024.

CMA CGM had been understood to be checking out Chinese and South Korean ...