CMA CGM first shipping company to choose liquefied natural gas for container ships

The use of LNG has significant environmental benefits compared to marine fuel oil:

• up to 25% less CO2 emissions

• 99% less sulfur emissions

• 99% less particulate matter emissions

• 85% less nitrogen oxides emissions

These container ships will be LNG-powered and only a small amount of marine fuel oil is necessary for the ignition in the combustion chamber. As a result the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), which measures a ship’s environmental footprint, is improved by 20% compared to ships that run on fuel oil.

By choosing LNG, the CMA CGM Group is already ahead of existing and future environmental regulations and requirements, which limit, among others, the sulfur content to 0.5% for ship fuels in 2020. Furthermore, this step is in line with the objectives of the UN Climate Change Conference (the Paris Agreement).

The CMA CGM Group is committed to reduce its carbon footprint to protect the environment and preserve the oceans and the planet’s biodiversity.

In the time period from 2005 to 2015, the CMA CGM has reduced its CO2 emissions by 50%, per transported container per kilometer. And CMA CGM has begun the ambitious plan to continue to reduce its CO2 emissions by 30% between 2015 and 2025.

Rodolphe Saadé, CEO of the CMA CGM Group, announced on this important occasion: “We have made the bold decision to equip our future 22,000 TEUs vessels with a technology firmly focused on the protection of the environment. This decision for LNG reaffirms CMA CGM’s ambition to be a leading force in environmental protection in the industry and a pioneer in innovative and eco-responsible technologies.”