• The Group becomes the first major international container shipping company to enter into an agreement for six new LNG-powered vessels built in India by Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL).
• Fully aligned with India’s maritime development vision, the Group already reflagged four vessels under the Indian registry in 2025, will have recruited 1,000 Indian seafarers by the end of the year, and plans to hire an additional 500 seafarers in 2026.
• The new-built six 1,700 TEU LNG-powered containerships will be registered under the Indian flag, underscoring CMA CGM’s strong willingness to support the Indian Maritime policy implemented by the authorities under the guidance of PM Modi, advancing towards a sustainable maritime future.
The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air, and logistics solutions, has signed a letter of intent for six state-of-the-art LNG-powered containerships to be built at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), India. This strategic move makes the Group the first major foreign carrier to commission LNG vessels from an Indian shipyard. All six vessels will be registered under the Indian flag.
The newbuilds, each with a capacity of 1,700 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units), demonstrate CMA CGM's commitment to a more sustainable shipping as they can run on LNG and are ready for low-carbon fuels, significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, aligning with the Group’s ambition to be Net Zero Carbon by 2050. The project at Cochin Shipyard will also be run with the technical cooperation of Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. (....)