Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CMA CGM Group announced the rollout of seven new container ships powered by biogas to improve and modernize services to the French West Indies.

The seven new container ships, which will be gradually delivered from 2024, four ships of 7,300 TEU and three ships of 7,900 TEU each with 1,385 reefer plugs, will serve Guadeloupe and Martinique. regularity," an official statement said.

They will replace smaller ships destined for routes between the French West Indies, France and Europe, the release said.

To cope with these larger-capacity vessels, the CMA CGM Group will help modernize and increase the capacity of the largest shipping ports in Guadeloupe and Martinique, as well as enlarge the quays. “Fort de France and Pointe à Pitre, central hubs of the Caribbean and South America, will be the starting point for throughput to Guyana, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy and northeastern Brazil.”

The CMA CGM Group is committed to the energy transition and has set itself the goal of being net zero carbon by 2050. Biogas produced from biomass reduces CO2 emissions by 67 percent compared to conventional fuel and reduces sulfur oxide emissions by 99 percent, particulate matter emissions by 91 percent and nitrogen oxide emissions by 92 percent. gas engine technology since 2017 can use both biogas and synthetic methane. CMA CGM already has 31 e-methane-ready container ships in its fleet equipped with dual-fuel engines. By 2026 there will be 77 of these ships."