Dalian Shipbuilding delivers CMA CGM's third methanol dual-fuel ship
Dalian Shipbuilding handed CMA CGM the Sihano 13 days early, its third 15,000-TEU methanol dual-fuel ship, as the carrier extends a 12-vessel program.
Dalian Shipbuilding’s Tianjin yard delivered CMA CGM Sihano, the third 15,000-TEU methanol dual-fuel container ship it has built for CMA CGM, 13 days ahead of schedule.
The 366-meter vessel can run on methanol or conventional fuel and meets International Maritime Organization Tier III emissions standards. The delivery extends CMA CGM’s methanol buildout on a route that already includes 12 ships of 15,000 TEU ordered in April 2023 from Dalian Shipbuilding and Jiangnan Shipyard.
CMA CGM said in 2024 that it had set a net-zero-carbon target for 2050, and it described CMA CGM Iron as its first dual-fuel methanol vessel and the first of 12 new dual-fuel methanol vessels planned by the group. In March 2025, the carrier said its first methanol-fueled containership had entered service, marking the point where the orderbook shifted into operating tonnage rather than paper capacity.
The company’s continued methanol program arrives as DNV says there are now more than 450 methanol-capable vessels in operation and on order. That fleet count shows why carriers are locking in propulsion choices early: vessel orders are now shaping what fuel systems, engine packages and bunkering arrangements will be needed later, even as the ships themselves retain the option to burn conventional fuel.
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