en.Wedoany.com Reported - According to the Suez Canal Authority, the French shipping line CMA CGM's new liquefied natural gas-powered ultra-large container ship, "CMA CGM GRAND PALAIS," completed its first Suez Canal transit after safely passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

The Singapore-flagged vessel joined the southbound convoy, sailing from Singapore to Malta, becoming one of the world's largest LNG-powered container ships to transit the canal. Liner operators continue to test Red Sea routes amid safety and schedule risks.

Admiral Ossama Rabiee, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority, stated that the Authority handled the transit under its first-time arrival protocol, assigning senior pilots Captain Samir Gaafar, Captain Magdy El-Rafie, and Captain Hazem Ghaith to board the vessel.

The "CMA CGM GRAND PALAIS" measures 400 meters in length and 61 meters in width, with a capacity of 23,876 TEUs. The vessel, also registered with a deadweight tonnage of 220,923, was recently completed at a shipyard of China State Shipbuilding Corporation. CMA CGM is a shipping and logistics group headquartered in Marseille, France, with operations spanning container shipping, inland logistics, and air cargo. The Suez Canal Authority is the Egyptian state agency responsible for operating, managing, and maintaining the Suez Canal, including pilotage and vessel traffic services.

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