News / CMA CGM to launch battery-powered container barge in Vietnam

CMA CGM will be making its own contribution to the growing number of battery micro-feeders with a new collaboration in Vietnam, transporting goods for Nike along the Dong Nai river to Cai Mep Port.

The carrier’s so-called ‘e-barge’ will have a capacity of around 100 teu, its renderings indicate, and will carry sportswear from Nike’s 31 factories in and around Ho Chi Minh City to the Gemalink terminal at Cai Mep.

The vessel will recharge its ...