The construction of the second unit in a series of six 13,000 TEU dual-fuel ships began on 15 July with the steel cutting ceremony.
The vessel is part of CMA CGM’s $2.3 billion dual-fuel, LNG-powered containership order from April 2021 aimed at accommodating market growth.
The 13,000 TEU vessel is the second type of dual-fuel containership built by Hudong Zhonghua and represents the latest generation of green, environmentally friendly, high-efficiency and energy-saving boxships, the shipbuilder said.
