Wartsila received these orders during the last two quarters of 2021. Credit: CMA CGM / Wartsila.

French container shipping firm CMA CGM has turned to technology group Wartsila for the delivery of a broad scope of technologies for its 12 new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled container ships.

Wartsila received these orders during the last two quarters of 2021, with the deliveries to be made starting this year.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Data Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Related Company Profiles

View all

Six of the vessels in the orders are 13,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container ships undergoing construction at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group).

The remaining six vessels are 15,000TEU container ships being built at the Jiangnan Shipyard (Group).

The first ship is projected to be launched in the third quarter of 2023.

In October 2020, Wartsila secured an order to provide similar equipment for nine 23,000TEU CMA CGM ships.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

The technology firm also bagged orders for five 15,000TEU ships, of which two have been delivered and three are still under construction.

These vessels feature dual-fuel gas engines that will support renewable energies, including biomethane, synthetic methane and e-methane.

Wartsila president and CEO Håkan Agnevall said: “This large repeat order for a broad scope of Wartsila solutions from a valued customer marks the value of quality, reliability and sharp customer focus. It also highlights our wide range of competences across marine technologies. Both CMA CGM and Wartsila have a common strategy in applying LNG solutions to prepare the way towards carbon free shipping.”

The scope of the solutions from Wartsila includes 60 Wartsila 34DF dual-fuel auxiliary engines, Wartsila’s Nacos Platinum integrated control system, propulsion control systems, STC-13 series Sewage Treatment Plants, and Fuel Gas Supply Systems installed with Wartsila’s Operational Performance Improvement and Monitoring (Operim) system.

The Fuel Gas Supply System depends on digital technology to offer real-time data, enabling the solution to run at optimal efficiency during all weather and sea states. 

Last month, CMA CGM teamed up with Shell to finish the first bio-LNG bunkering trial at the Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals in the Netherlands.