- CMA CGM subsidiary has taken delivery of its second container ship powered by LNG from Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in China.
- The vessel’s first LNG bunkering will be carried out in Rotterdam and will be fueled with approximately 200 metric tons of LNG via ship-to-ship bunkering.
- Two more sister ships are expected to be delivered this year are Containerships Arctic and Containerships Aurora.
According to an article published in Maritime Executive, CMA CGM subsidiary Containerships has taken delivery of its second container ship powered by LNG, the Containerships Polar.
Vessel delivered
At the beginning of May, the 1,380-TEU vessel started her voyage from Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in China to Northern Europe where she is now operating alongside sister ship Containerships Nord on the redesigned BALT 2 service.
The vessel’s first LNG bunkering will be carried out in Rotterdam at the end of June. She will be fueled with approximately 200 metric tons of LNG via ship-to-ship bunkering.
Key areas linked
The redesigned weekly BALT 2 service links Northern Europe with the Baltic states and Russia. Seven major European ports are served, including the Port of Rotterdam which acts as an important transshipment hub, but also as bunkering port for the LNG vessels. With transit times of only three to five days, Containerships says the BALT 2 service offers a fast and highly reliable connection between the Northern Continent and the Baltics.
Vessel specs
The deployed containerships Polar (1,380 TEU) and containerships Nord (1,380 TEU) will undertake a port rotation from Teesport, Zeebrugge, Rotterdam, Helsinki, St.Petersburg, Riga, Gdynia, and Teesport.
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Source: Maritime-Executive
