The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, announced the arrival of CMA CGM LIBERTY as the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containership to call a port in Japan at the Honmoku D4 terminal in Yokohama on 24 July 2023. At 15,000-TEU, the containership also ranks amongst the largest vessels to be calling in Japan.
Hideki Uchida, President of CMA CGM Japan, said, “CMA CGM’s ACSA1 service is a choice shipping option among Japanese importers of fresh fruit from central and south America. The phasing-in of LNG-powered vessels on the service at Yokohama will resonate well with many shippers who have opted for CMA CGM’s CLEANER ENERGY LNG to reduce the environmental footprint of their shipments.”
CMA CGM, connecting Japan and Asia to Central and South America with three e-methane-ready vessels
CMA CGM LIBERTY is one of three e-methane-ready LNG-powered vessels the Group has lined up on the weekly Asia Central South America 1 (ACSA1) service. They form the ACSA1 service fleet of 12 vessels, ranging from 12,000 to 15,000 TEUs and are deployed on the regular Transpacific service. These dual-fuel gas-powered vessels currently run on LNG, avoiding up to 99% of sulphur emission, 92% of nitrogen oxide emission and 91% of particulate matter. Importantly, their engines can already use BioLNG (i.e. liquefied biomethane). The ships are also technically equipped to eventually run on e-methane (i.e. synthetic methane), a carbon-neutral fuel source.
The CMA CGM Group is committed to achieving Net Zero Carbon by 2050 and intends to accelerate the energy transition in shipping and logistics, especially through an enhanced energy mix. The CMA CGM Group already has a fleet of 32 “biomethane and e-methane ready” vessels in service and will count 77 by 2027 and 24 bio-methanol-powered, e-methanol ready vessels by 2027.
CMA CGM, supporting customers’ supply chains and energy transition in Japan in BETTER WAYS The arrival of CMA CGM LIBERTY today and soon her sister ship are timely as the Yokohama port establishes its LNG bunkering infrastructure to decarbonise shipping. CMA CGM’s e-methane ready vessels, now calling ports in Japan, embody the Group’s CLEANER ENERGY LNG solution for Japanese shippers willing to reduce their shipments’ environmental footprint. The low-carbon offering qualifies their cargo as shipped on CMA CGM’s dual-fuel LNG-powered vessels.
Shinya Hitomi, President & CEO of Yokohama Kawasaki International Port Corporation, said, “The Port of Yokohama has been promoting larger container vessels and accommodating increasing cargoes to strengthen its competitiveness as an international container strategic port, as well as promoting the call of environmentally friendly vessels. We can expect more calls from ultra-large container vessels that use environmentally friendly fuels such as LNG in the future.”
In October 2022, the CMA CGM Group and Yokohama Kawasaki International Port Corporation signed a Reservation Agreement for Honmoku Futo D5 Terminal in the Port of Yokohama. By October 2026, CMA CGM’s current container terminal operations at D4 will be relocated to the new D5, a larger and more sustainable terminal backed by an infrastructure of near-zero emission rubber tyred gantry cranes, cold ironing and LNG bunkering facilities.
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