World’s Largest LNG-Powered Container Ship Completes 1st Bio-LNG Bunkering In Rotterdam

The CMA CGM Notre Dame, the world’s largest LNG-powered container ship, completed its first call at the Port of Rotterdam. It also received the first supply of bio-LNG, produced in Europe from organic agricultural and agri-food waste.

According to the Port of Rotterdam, Bio-LNG can reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by 67% compared with conventional marine fuels.

LNG also decreases emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter.

The bunkering operation was carried out by TotalEnergies’ Gas Agility, which had also supplied fuel to the CMA CGM Jacques Saade in 2020, when that ship became the world’s largest LNG-powered container vessel.

Through continuous developments and initiatives, Rotterdam continues to strengthen its position as one of Europe’s leading marine fuel hubs, supplying 10 million tonnes of bunker fuel annually.

It handled 649,466 tonnes of bio-blended fuels and 9.06 million tonnes of conventional fossil fuels in 2025, and 992,911 m3 of LNG.

Toon Pierré, General Manager of the Benelux cluster of CMA CGM, said the bunkering operation of the world’s largest LNG-powered container ship shows the close relationship between the shipping company and the Port of Rotterdam.

The news comes just days after the ship’s official naming ceremony in Le Havre and also marks the beginning of its deployment on CMA CGM’s French Asia Line 3 (FAL3) service.

Sailing under the French Flag, the 24,212 TEU vessel is currently the largest container ship in the French fleet.

It is 400 metres long, 61 m wide and is the first of the 10 next-gen vessels which will sail under the French Flag.

The ship will link major ports including Hamburg, Antwerp, Port Klang, Ningbo and Tanger Med as part of its Asia-Europe rotation, aiming to boost trade links between Europe and Asia.