Panama’s Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT) received the first LNG-powered vessel to dock at a port in the country, the dual-fuelled French-flagged CMA CGM 15,000 teu-Patagonia.
The CMA CGM Patagonia docked at the port facility located east of the Panama Canal Atlantic entrance, in the Bay of Manzanillo, province of Colon.
Earlier, in December 2022, the vessel transited the Panama Canal for the first time as part of its assignment to the PEX 3 service that links Asia with the East Coast of the US.
The CMA CGM Patagonia features 366 metres in length and 51 metres in beam, which are the Panama Canal’s optimal dimensions.
The ship’s previous call was Savannah, on the US West Coast. After a short stay at MIT where 1,934 movements were performed, it sailed to Qingdao.