CMA CGM Scandola, the first LNG-powered containership of the French shipping company, CMA CGM is scheduled to arrive Lekki Seaport, Lagos, Nigeria, January 28, 2024.
Before reaching Lekki, the vessel is scheduled to first call the port of Tema, Ghana, on January 23 as CMA CGM’s first LNG-powered containership to call a port in West Africa.
Following the call in Nigeria, the 366-meter-long boxship will continue its voyage and sail to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
At 15,000 TEU, the containership also ranks amongst the largest vessels to be calling in West Africa.
By deploying this “biomethane and e-methane ready” containership, CMA CGM Group said it demonstrates once again its commitment to support West Africa’s supply chains by increasing deployed capacity, as well as the group’s role as a pioneer to decarbonize shipping and logistics in the region and worldwide.
The boxship sails on CMA CGM’s West Africa Express (WAX) service connecting West Africa (Tema, Lekki, Abidjan, Pointe-Noire) directly to China, South-East Asia and India.
According to World Maritime News, the shipping player is strengthening the WAX service to support customers with high-capacity vessels and by adding calls at the ports of Tema, Ghana, and Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo. WAX also calls the new Lekki Deep Sea Port.
