Work has begun on two container ships capable of carrying 200 TEU for French ocean carrier CMA CGM . The French ocean carrier, the third largest globally by vessel container capacity, signed an agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) in September 2017. The vessels , which have the same dimensions as the line 's Antoine de Saint Exupery and Jean Mermoz , will carry 2,200 four - foot shipping containers , and when operational will run on liquified natural gas . The vessels are part of a fleet of nine ships to be built by Shanghai - based Shanghai Shipyard and Hudong - Zhonghua Shipbuilding , following an agreement signed by China State Shipbuilding Corporation in 2017 .
Work has begun on two container ships capable of carrying 200 TEU for French ocean carrier CMA CGM . The vessels , which have the same dimensions as the line 's Antoine de Saint Exupery and Jean Mermoz , will carry 2,200 four - foot shipping containers , and when operational will run on liquified natural gas . The vessels are part of a fleet of nine ships to be built by Shanghai - based Shanghai Shipyard and Hudong - Zhonghua Shipbuilding , following an agreement signed by China State Shipbuilding Corporation in 2017 .