CMA CGM’s first first dual-fuel methanol vessel makes maiden call in Singapore

In Singapore, CMA CGM IRON, the Group’s first dual-fuel methanol vessel, made its maiden call recently at the Port of Singapore.

Built in Korea by Hyunday Samho Heavy Industries, the CMA CGM IRON is the first in a series of 12 dual-fuel methanol vessels with a capacity of 13,000 TEUs. Sisterships CMA CGM COBALT, ARGON, PLATINUM, MERCURY, HELIUM, KRYPTON, THORIUM, OSMIUM, SILVER, COPPER, GOLD will be progressively deployed in 2025 and 2026.

This news series of 12 methanol represents a major milestone on the CMA CGM Group’s path towards Net Zero Carbon by 2050 and highlights the Group’s strategic and technological partnership with Hyunday Samho Heavy Industries and Korea to decarbonize the shipping industry.