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CHINESE shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has delivered 13,000 TEU LNG-powered containership CMA CGM Bahia to French shipping giant CMA CGM Group, reports Rotterdam's Offshore Energy.

The delivery ceremony took place on December 7. The ship has a total length of 336 metres, a width of 51 metres, a depth of 26.8 metres, a designed service speed of twenty-one knots, and a maximum load capacity of 13,200 TEU.



The boxship adopts an LNG dual-fuel power system and is equipped with an LNG cargo tank with a 14,000 cubic-metre Mark III cargo containment system. It is equipped with China State Shipbuilding Corporation's CMD-WinGD9X9DF-2.0 main engine and the new generation of intelligent control.



According to the shipbuilder, the exhaust gas recirculation (ICER) system can reduce methane slip in gas mode by 50 per cent and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 28 per cent.



The ship also features a huge wind deflector on the bow, which can save 2 to 4 per cent of fuel consumption during the voyages.



CMA CGM Bahia will become the largest dual-fuel container ship operating on the South American route, according to Hudong-Zhonghua.



The 13,000 TEU containerships are part of CMA CGM's US$2.3 billion dual-fuel, LNG-powered containership order for six ships from April 2021. This dual-fuel container ship belongs to the latest generation of green, environmentally friendly, efficient, and energy-saving container vessels. Recently, Hudong-Zhonghua launched 13,000 TEU LNG-powered CMA CGM Paraty.



The French heavyweight returned to Chinese shipyards with a massive order worth $3.06 billion in April 2023 with a contract with the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for the construction of 16 large container ships.



The order comprises twelve 15,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel and four 23,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessels.