The CMA CGM Group and PSA Corporation – a subsidiary of PSA International – signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly create and implement sustainable systems relating to CMA CGM’s port and terminal activities in Singapore.
The collaboration is to be through the joint-venture partnership in CMA CGM-PSA Lion Terminal (CPLT).
One of the focus areas is to adopt PSA’s Opt-E-Arrive system to reduce carbon emission through optimisation of bunker consumption.
Opt-E-Arrive is programmed to enable CMA CGM vessels to skip the anchorage stop and arrive just in time at berth at CPLT. The system synchronises transparent real time activities and automates data exchange between the systems of the carrier and port operator. It enables CMA CGM vessels to optimise vessel speed to be timely for berth.
CMA CGM said the system would reduce greenhouse gas emission through optimisation of bunker consumption. An annualised bunker savings of 4% to 7% for CMA CGM vessels arriving in Singapore is expected to be achieved.
In February this year, the CMA CGM Group launched biofuel bunkering at CPLT.
In March 2021, CPLT hosted Asia’s first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering undertaken by CMA CGM in Singapore. This paves the way for CMA CGM’s LNG powered vessels to refuel LNG during container operations in the Port of Singapore, reducing transit times and their stay in the port.
CMA CGM Asia Pacific chief executive officer Laurent Olmeta said: “The CMA CGM Group is delighted to take sustainable shipping forward with PSA through digital and operational solutions. As we advance in our energy transition to be a net zero carbon company by 2050, we shall continue to pursue energy efficiency; optimise network; design containerships to progressively operate with zero-carbon energy; and develop a supply chain for new zero carbon energies”.
PSA International regional CEO South East Asia Ong Kim Pong said: “PSA aims to create an Internet of Logistics through building a connected system of nodes and platforms together with our customers and partners. We are delighted to embark on this collaboration with our steadfast partner CMA CGM through various initiatives to enhance service excellence. With greater visibility, closer co-operation and enhanced cargo flow with digital solutions, we can move the world together sustainably, and with greater agility and efficiency.”
