CMA CGM's new LNG vessel sets record

Container line CMA CGM now holds the record for the ship loaded with the highest possible number of containers. The record was set by the shipping line's new LNG-powered mega-vessel.

BY TRINE VESTERGAARD

Published: 14.10.20 at 15:10

French container shipping line CMA CGM recently launched its first LNG-powered container vessel, and now the ship has become a record-holder.

The massive container ship has just been loaded with 20,723 full containers, which is the highest number of containers to ever be loaded onto a single ship.

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