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French shipping operator CMA CGM Group has completed the first bioLNG bunkering of the Notre Dame, its 24,000 TEU LNG-powered container ship and currently the world’s largest LNG-powered container vessel.
With 11,125 cubic metres of bioLNG delivered, this operation ranks among the world’s largest bioLNG bunkering operations and is the largest ever carried out for a vessel in the group.
The bioLNG was produced in Europe from biomethane derived from agricultural and organic waste, and supplied by TotalEnergies’ LNG bunkering vessel.
The Notre Dame, commissioned in May, has a capacity for 24,212 TEUs, including 1,600 reefer plugs. It is fully compatible with bioLNG and in future, synthetic fuels such as e-methane.
Xavier Leclercq, Vice-President of Newbuilding, said, “The maritime industry is living a revolution. We went from the sails to steam, from steam to diesel, and today from diesel to GNL (LNG).”
BioLNG delivers at least a 67% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over its full lifecycle compared with conventional marine fuels.
It continues to make strides across the European transport sector, with 12 bioLNG refuelling stations set to be deployed .
Shipping lines are also actively using the , and Avenir LNG is to supply container shipping giant Maersk .
