CMA CGM selects Wärtsilä 34DF engines to support efficient, lower-emission operations for 12 new container vessels
Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade press release, 6 October at 12 EEST
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a total of 36 Wärtsilä 34DF dual fuel engines (https://wartsi.ly/4xLa4zJ) for 12 new 18,000 TEU container vessels being built for French operator CMA CGM at the Jiangnan Shipyard in China. The vessels will run on LNG, supporting CMA CGM’s ambition to operate lower‑emission deep‑sea container ships. The engines will be delivered through Wärtsilä’s joint venture company CWEC (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. The engine order for all 12 vessels was booked by Wärtsilä in Q1 2026. The orders for seals and