CMA CGM takes delivery of new methanol dual-fuel boxship “ARGON”
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Shipping giant CMA CGM on Saturday (17 May) said it has taken delivery of a new methanol-powered 13,000 TEU container ship on 15 May.
CMA CGM ARGON was built in Mokpo, South Korea by shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.
The vessel is the second in a series of 12 dual-fuel methanol vessels with a capacity of 13,000 TEUs with the first being CMA CGM IRON.
“CMA CGM ARGON is part of a new series of containerships named after elements from the Mendeleev table — COBALT, PLATINUM, MERCURY, HELIUM, KRYPTON, THORIUM, OSMIUM, SILVER, COPPER and GOLD — to be progressively delivered in 2025 and 2026,” the company said in a social media post.
“Their deployment reflects the strength of our long-term industrial partnerships and our ambition to decarbonise shipping at scale.”
Manifold Times previously reported CMA CGM IRON, the Group’s first dual-fuel methanol vessel, making its maiden call on 4 March at the Port of Singapore.
Related: New CMA CGM methanol dual-fuel containership makes maiden call in Singapore
Photo credit: CMA CGM
Published: 20 May, 2025
