{"id":66588,"date":"2026-08-18T10:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/66588\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:43:13","slug":"366-metre-methanol-dual-fuel-container-vessel-makes-maiden-malta-freeport-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/66588\/","title":{"rendered":"366-Metre Methanol Dual-Fuel Container Vessel Makes Maiden Malta Freeport Call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"650\">Malta Freeport has welcomed the CMA CGM Berenice on its maiden call to the island, becoming the largest methanol dual-fuel container vessel to call at the terminal.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"786\">The massive vessel measures 366 metres in length, has a beam of 51 metres and can carry a nominal capacity of 16,204 TEUs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"988\">Sailing under the Maltese flag, CMA CGM Berenice is the fifth in a series of six methanol dual-fuel container ships introduced by CMA CGM as part of its fleet renewal and decarbonisation strategy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1209\">The vessel combines its alternative-fuel capability with engineering and hydrodynamic features aimed at improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions, including an optimised hull and energy-saving propulsion systems.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1404\">CMA CGM Berenice arrived at Malta Freeport as part of the MEX 1 Asia-Mediterranean service, berthing at Terminal One, where cargo operations were carried out using five megamax quay cranes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1603\">Malta Freeport Terminals CEO Alex Montebello said the arrival demonstrates the confidence placed in the terminal by CMA CGM and its ability to handle the latest generation of container vessels.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1832\">CMA CGM VP Line Philippe Lesbros described the maiden call as a demonstration of the shipping group\u2019s commitment to its energy transition, while also highlighting Malta\u2019s strategic position within its Mediterranean network.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"1996\">Malta Freeport is meanwhile continuing its own investment and decarbonisation programme, with the terminal targeting a 30% reduction in CO\u2082 emissions by 2030.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2056\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Did you spot the CMA CGM Berenice at the Freeport?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Malta Freeport has welcomed the CMA CGM Berenice on its maiden call to the island, becoming the largest&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13062],"tags":[2213],"class_list":["post-66588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cma-cgm","tag-cma-cgm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}