CMA books another dozen 13,000 teu methanol-powered ships
French carrier CMA CGM has ordered a dozen 13,000 teu methanol-fuelled containerships at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.The total contract value is estimated at $2.05bn.
The latest order would take CMA CGM’s orderbook to 101 ships, for over 972,000 teu, overtaking that of the Cosco group (including OOCL) and putting it just behind market leader MSC’s orderbook of over 1.8m teu.
The newbuilding's are the second set of methanol-powered ships CMA CGM has ordered, increasing the total number of such vessels in the French carrier’s fleet to 18.
Last August, CMA CGM commissioned six 15,000 teu methanol-powered ships at China’s Dalian Shipbuilding for delivery during H2 2025. The philosophy at CMA CGM is that there is no single fuel that can achieve the industry’s target of achieving zero-carbon in 2050, and that all eligible fuels should be explored.
CMA CGM already has 31 e-methane ready ships in its fleet and it aims to have 77 by end-2026.