en.Wedoany.com Reported - On May 15, the first 24,000 TEU dual-fuel LNG-powered ultra-large container ship, "CMA CGM NOTRE DAME," built by Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding of China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group for French shipping line CMA CGM, cast off from the shipyard dock and embarked on its maiden voyage. This is the first 24,000 TEU-class dual-fuel container ship built and delivered by a private Chinese shipbuilder.
The vessel is the first in a series of ten 24,000 TEU dual-fuel ultra-large container ships being built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group for CMA CGM, and it is also the largest LNG dual-fuel container ship by container capacity in the company's construction history. Construction of this ship began with steel cutting in November 2024, and the build cycle lasted 552 days. During the project construction period, facing core technical and process challenges such as mega-block pre-assembly and joining precision control, dual-fuel power system integration and adaptation, lashing system layout optimization, and green coating, the CMA CGM supervision team, Bureau Veritas, and the Yangzi Xinfu project team engaged in deep interaction and close collaboration. They coordinated and controlled process details throughout, meticulously cultivated and focused efforts with stringent standards, fully dedicating themselves to creating a high-end, green, and benchmark-setting quality vessel.
This type of vessel has an overall length of 399.9 meters, a molded breadth of 61.30 meters, a molded depth of 33.5 meters, a design draft of 14.5 meters, a structural draft of 16.5 meters, and a speed of 21.55 knots. The ship is equipped with an 18,600 cubic meter membrane-type fuel tank, allowing a single LNG bunkering to support round-trip operations on Asia-Europe routes. It is currently one of the most superior ultra-large container ships in global operation in terms of environmental performance, technical specifications, and operational efficiency.
The signing ceremony for the delivery of "CMA CGM NOTRE DAME" was held on May 12. Mr. Xavier LECLERCQ, Vice President of CMA Ships, and Mr. Yang Xueyan, Deputy General Manager of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group and General Manager of Yangzi Xinfu, signed the delivery documents on behalf of their respective parties. Mr. Matthieu Courtois, CMA CGM's Newbuilding Site Manager for China, and Mr. Ji Hongfei, Deputy General Manager of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group, were among those witnessing the event. Relying on a mature construction management system and efficient project coordination capabilities, the vessel was successfully completed and delivered 50 days ahead of the contractual delivery date. For a long time, the company has consistently adhered to contractual commitments and strictly controlled construction milestones, maintaining an excellent record of on-time delivery and repeatedly achieving early deliveries, earning high recognition and trust from shipowners through its stable and efficient delivery capability.
It is understood that CMA CGM placed an order with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding in June 2023 for a total of ten 24,000 TEU dual-fuel LNG-powered container ships, a major order with each vessel costing $240 million. These new ships will be delivered successively between 2026 and 2027. With this order, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding also became the first private Chinese shipbuilder to construct 24,000 TEU-class dual-fuel vessels.
This order from CMA CGM also set a new record for Yangzijiang Shipbuilding at the time for dual-fuel ship construction. Prior to this, the largest LNG-powered ships built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding were twelve 16,000 TEU new Panamax container ships for Mediterranean Shipping Company. Although Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is also building 24,000 TEU-class ultra-large vessels for Mediterranean Shipping Company, those are conventionally powered.
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