CMA CGM Launches 2nd Sustainable Mega Vessel 'Champs Elysees'

The CMA CGM CHAMPS ELYSEES has joined CMA CGM Group’s fleet becoming the liner's second LNG powered 23,000 TEU mega vessel along with CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE.

The vessel was then blessed and officially named by her Godmother, Dany Qian, Vice President SSE at Jinko Solar, who wished the ship, the captain and its crew the best of luck on their future voyages with the traditional words “May God bless this ship and all who will sail on her”.

Today, LNG is said to be the most advanced solution when it comes to preserving air quality. It enables a 99% reduction in sulfur dioxide and fine particle emissions, and an 85% reduction in nitrogen dioxide emissions, going well above and beyond existing regulation.

LNG emits up to 20% less CO2 compared to fuel motorization. This technology is one of the first step towards achieving CMA CGM Group’s ambitious 2050 objective of carbon neutrality.

These vessels are packed with innovations, the result of a long cooperation between CMA CGM’s research and development experts and industrial partners.

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In addition to LNG engines, these vessels feature state-of-the-art technologies, with a cockpit featuring the latest digital onboard technology to assist the captain and crew, especially during port maneuvers.

A straight bow with integrated bulb, rudder and propeller with a redefined design that improves their hydrodynamics, thus reducing energy consumption.

These vessels bear a specific “LNG Powered” label that will be recognizable on all seas across the globe.

The CMA CGM CHAMPS ELYSEES, along with eight other 23,000 TEU sister ships (twenty-foot equivalent unit), including the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, will be registered at the French International Register (FIR).

They will bear the names of landmark Parisian monuments and other renowned venues and institutions from throughout the French capital (Champs Elysées, Palais Royal, Louvre, Rivoli, Montmartre, Concorde, Trocadéro, and Sorbonne).

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