Fleet of six 15,000-TEU containerships will be largest container vessels powered by LNG to call the U.S. A pioneering technology aimed at preserving air quality and accelerating maritime transport’s energy transition. CMA CGM committed to carbon neutrality by 2050. Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in…
The CMA CGM Foundation mobilizes its resources in response to the sanitary emergency in Lebanon
10 tons of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Respiratory Machines destined to 6 hospitals and the Lebanese Red Cross Medical equipment transported on board of the CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, the biggest vessel to ever call Beirut Port The CMA CGM Foundation pursues its commitment to Lebanon by transporting urgent medical aid to support the…
CMA CGM steps up its strategic development in logistics with the creation of its AIR CARGO division and the purchase of four freighter aircraft
A fleet of four Airbus A330-200F freighter aircraft. CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the Group’s new dedicated air freight division. An enhanced logistics to answer growing demand from CMA CGM Group customers for agile solutions. The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, is stepping up its strategic development in logistics by creating…
CMA CGM and Total Complete World’s Largest Liquefied Natural Gas Bunkering Operation at Port of Rotterdam
Rotterdam, 16 November 2020 – The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the world’s largest containership powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has completed her first LNG bunkering with Total’s LNG bunker vessel, the Gas Agility, on November 13th, 2020 at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The 23,000 TEU[1] containership received around 17,300 m3 of…
CMA CGM – World premiere: bunkering of a new-generation LNG-powered container ships begins in Rotterdam
A pioneering decision to acquire a new generation of 26 liquefied natural gas-powered containerships Bunkering of the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the world’s largest containership powered by LNG, has started in Rotterdam. LNG, an energy with a bright future, helps to preserve air quality, by delivering a reduction of 99% in sulfur dioxide and fine…
Maiden call in Hamburg by the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the largest container ship in the world powered by liquefied natural gas
The largest LNG container ship ever to reach a German port, connecting Europe to Asia. LNG, a pioneering technology preserving air quality and accelerating the shipping industry’s energy transition. Port of Hamburg – A key hub for CMA CGM with excellent transshipment and hinterland connections. The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the world’s largest container ship…
Maiden call in Malta by the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the largest container ship in the world powered by liquefied natural gas
First call in Europe by the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE connecting Asia to Europe with a record load of close to 21,000 full containers. · LNG, a pioneering technology preserving air quality and accelerating the shipping industry’s energy transition. · Malta Freeport, the largest hub in Europe and a key transshipment platform between the main shipping lines…
The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the world’s largest LNG-powered containership, has set a new world record for the number of full containers loaded on a single vessel
A world record: 20,723 full containers onboard the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE departing Singapore. A major operational and commercial achievement for a pioneering vessel designed to preserve air quality and accelerate energy transition in the shipping industry. The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the world’s first LNG-powered containership with a capacity of 23,000 containers (twenty-foot equivalent units), has…
CMA CGM Group launches the reconstruction of its Beirut headquarters
Following the explosions of the Beirut Port, CMA CGM’s offices were heavily damaged The reconstruction works have started and will be completed in August 2021 to welcome back Lebanon’s collaborators. Following the explosions of August 4 which caused one fatality and fifteen injuries to CMA CGM’s Lebanon team, the Group announced the launch of the…
“A Humanitarian Ship for Lebanon”: Emmanuel Macron praises the commitment of French companies, NGOs and public institutions taking part in the CMA CGM Foundation’s initiative
At the port of Beirut, French President Emmanuel Macron and Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, attended the unloading, from the Aknoul, of emergency humanitarian aid destined to help the Lebanese people. Medical and hygiene equipment, building materials and food are being distributed to 18 NGOs, four hospitals and…