Hutchison Ports BEST receives CMA CGM Scandola LNG vessel
April 14, 2021,
by
Sanja Pekic
Hutchison Ports BEST, a semi-automated terminal, has welcomed LNG-powered vessel CMA CGM Scandola as the first container ship using LNG to arrive at the Port of Barcelona.
Courtesy of Hutchison Ports BEST
The event took place on 13 April 2021.
CMA CGM
Scandola is a 366 metres long, 51 metres wide LNG-fuelled vessel with a capacity of 14,800 twenty-foot equivalent units.
The vessel was built in 2020 in response to the new IMO requirements for the energy transition in the maritime industry, named after the Scandola nature reserve in Corsica Island, Mediterranean Sea.