From gCaptain:
The Containerships’ LNG-powered MV Containerships Nord is pictured
during its first LNG bunkering at the Port
of Rotterdam in January 2019.
The ship is one two LNG-powered vessels delivered to Containerships, a
subsidiary of
CMA CGM, in 2018. Photo: Containerships
French shipping giant CMA CGM will have taken delivery of 20 LNG-fueled containerships by 2022 as the world’s fourth largest carrier seeks to cut its carbon footprint.
Marking the occasion of last week’s World Environment Day, CMA CGM said that since 2015 it has cut CO2 emissions per container transported per kilometer by 17 percent, in line with it’s goal of around 30 percent by 2025. From 2005 to 2015 the group had already achieved a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions.
To reach its goal, CMA CGM says it intends to accelerate its actions in 2019 to protect the environment....MORE
