The world's first and largest dual-fuel powered container ship was named and delivered to French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM Group on April 15 in Shanghai, with the aim of further enhancing the competitiveness of the Chinese shipbuilding industry.

Named CMA CGM Seine, the vessel has a capacity of 24,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). It is scheduled to operate the shipping route between the Far East and Europe starting April 18, according to its builder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co Ltd, a unit of the world's largest shipbuilder China State Shipbuilding Corp.

Boosting a length spanning 399 meters and a width of 61.3 meters, the jumbo vessel can carry up to 220,000 tons of cargo. It is the first of the four same series vessels tailormade for CMA CGM.

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Currently the world's largest dual-fuel powered container ship, CMA CGM Seine boasts an 18,600-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank that allows it to travel 20,000 nautical miles (37,040 kilometers) in a single trip.

In comparison to conventional vessels, the dual-fueled powered container ship can reduce emissions of sulphur and fine particles by 99 percent, nitrogen oxides emissions by 85 percent and carbon dioxide emissions by about 20 percent.

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With the inclusion of CMA CGM Seine, Hudong-Zhonghua has delivered a total of 17 container ships to the CMA CGM Group, of which 12 are dual-fuel powered vessels. In addition, the Shanghai-based shipyard plans to deliver other three large or ultra-large container ships this year.