The French shipping group CMA CGM has entered into an agreement with the Dutch shipbuilding group Damen to carry out work on the hull of ships in order to increase their efficiency by up to 10% fuel consumption. The interventions will be carried out in the Dunkirk and Amsterdam shipyards of the Damen Group, and will be mainly focused on the installation of bulbs on the bow of about 100 ships. According to the forecasts, the bulbs will allow to save between 5% and 10% of fuel consumption and CMA CGM is evaluating other solutions that could help increase the energy efficiency of ships.

Damen pointed out that for these complex changes so far CMA CGM has made use of shipyards in China and, occasionally, in the Middle East, while this agreement establishes for the first time, the use of European shipyards.

This year, work has been scheduled to be carried out on nine ships of the French Group, five of which were built in Dunkirk and four in Amsterdam, including the installation of equipment on three ships to connect them to the cold ironing plants on the port quays in order to reduce emissions when they stop at ports.