Shipping line CMA CGM has named the CMA CGM NOTRE DAME, which is the largest French-flagged Containership.
The Notre Dame is the first in a series of ten vessels of 24,000 TEU and powered by liquefied natural gas. It will operate on the French Asia Line service between Asia and Europe.
The ship measures nearly 400 metres in length, with a width of 61 metres. The ten ships will enable the recruitment of 135 French seafarers over the next two years.
By 2028, CMA CGM’s French-flagged fleet will increase from 30 to 40 vessels.
Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, said: “This vessel also embodies a France that is looking to the future. It reflects the bold industrial choices we have made in recent years to usher maritime transport into a new era. First, decarbonization, with one of the most advanced LNG propulsion systems, supporting our ambition to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2050. Then artificial intelligence, in which I strongly believe. The CMA CGM Notre Dame is equipped with systems that enable real-time voyage optimization, improve energy efficiency and enhance the vessel’s environmental performance.”
