[Offshore Energy/October 30, 2024] French shipping giant CMA CGM has held a christening ceremony for two of its 2,000 TEU LNG-fueled ships, CMA CGM Sintra and CMA CGM Altamira. The vessels are the eighth and ninth in a series of ten 2,000 TEU LNG-powered ships being built by HD Hyundai Mipo in South Korea for CMA CGM’s Northern Europe feeder services.

According to the shipowner, CMA CGM Sintra departed from Busan on October 26, heading to Europe via the AURAF3 service while CMA CGM Altamira is expected in Rotterdam on December 10 via the FAL3 service.

The first containership in this series, CMA CGM Mermaid, was delivered to CMA CGM in February this year.