This comes amid the International Maritime Organization's reduction in limit for sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships operating outside designated emission control areas to 0.5 per cent mass by mass; that came into place on Jan 1 this year.
Also present at Monday's ceremony was Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Transport and Foreign Affairs Chee Hong Tat, who said that the vessel's maiden voyage amid the Covid-19 pandemic"clearly embodies the resilience of the maritime industry". "As a major transhipment port and bunkering hub, we will find innovative ways to provide for the future green fuel needs of the shipping industry," he added.
CMA CGM aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and will have eight other 23,000 TEU LNG ships joining its fleet in the coming months.Said CMA CGM's Mr Courquin:"As we move ahead with LNG, we are hopeful that there will be a wider adoption of LNG in the industry. "This also means that the global LNG infrastructure must mature with supply sources in more parts of the world so that it will be operationally viable for carriers."For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to
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