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CMA CGM Jacques Saadé is the lead ship of CMA CGM's Jacques Saadé-class, a 23,112 TEU LNG-fuelled ULCV built by Hudong-Zhonghua (China) and delivered in 2020. At delivery she was the world's first LNG-fuelled megaship in service, marking a major step in container shipping's decarbonisation transition. Named after the late founder of CMA CGM, the vessel operates Asia-Europe loops with bunkering at LNG-equipped European ports.
Jacques Saadé-class crews work on LNG-fuelled tonnage requiring specialised engineering certification — IGF Code basic + advanced, gas-system maintenance routines, LNG bunkering operations. Engineers with LNG carrier background find the IGF Code work more transferable than those with conventional MDO-only experience. The class represents the early-adopter wave of LNG-fuelled ULCVs; engineering experience here positions crew well for the next decade of decarbonising container shipping.
CMA CGM Champs Elysées, CMA CGM Concorde, CMA CGM Louvre, CMA CGM Montmartre