FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Following the signing of a Letter of Intent in October last year, CMA CGM has now formalized an order with Cochin Shipyard Limited for the construction of six LNG dual-fuel container vessels. The contract covers six 1,700 TEU ships to be built at the Indian yard, marking the first time CMA CGM, or any major global container carrier, has placed newbuilding orders in India. The deal represents a significant boost to the country’s shipbuilding ambitions and industrial capabilities. RelatedNews OOCL names world’s largest methanol dual-fuel containership Consortium signs MoU to explore autonomous capabilities var jnews_module_21365928_0_6a0207a5bc97b = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21365928","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"295,1810,1567,163,3284,236","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_ne