CMA CGM adds 400th vessel with methanol boxship

CMA CGM has added its 400th owned vessel to its fleet with the delivery of

the CMA CGM MONTE CRISTO, the first of six methanol-powered containerships.

The 16,204-TEU vessel forms part of CMA CGM’s asset-led fleet strategy and

broader effort to improve operational efficiency and reduce emissions.

It is one of more than 650 vessels operated globally by the group and will

sail under the Maltese flag.

Built at DSIC Tianjin Shipyard, the vessel measures 366 metres in length

with a 51-metre beam and is equipped with around 1,000 reefer plugs. It has a

crew of 23 and is commanded by Captain Predrag Vojvodic.

The CMA CGM MONTE CRISTO is the group’s 11th methanol-capable

containership, with a total of 24 on order.

CMA CGM plans to operate around 200 dual-fuel LNG and methanol vessels by

2031 as part of its net-zero target for 2050.

The vessel was named in Tianjin on 21 January 2026 and is scheduled to

enter commercial service on 29 January in Ningbo.

It will operate on the BEX2 (Phoenician Express) service, linking North

Asia with the Levant and the Adriatic Sea.

In November 2025, Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of CMA CGM, announced

that the company would add 10 LNG dual-fuel vessels to its fleet and register

them under the French International Register (RIF).