Stellantis Korea's Bangsil participates in the christening of the CMA CGM container vessel 'Lundale'

Stellantis Korea's Bangsil was invited to the launching ceremony of CMA CGM's 'Rundale' on Monday (27th March) and hosted the event.

The christening ceremony is a ceremony that marks the launching of a new vessel into the water and wishes the ship a safe voyage. It is a long-standing tradition in the maritime shipping industry for the shipowner's designated godmother to lead the ceremony, which includes the unveiling of the ship's name, the cutting of the umbilical cord, which means 'cutting the umbilical cord and giving life', and the 'champagne breaking' to wish the ship a safe voyage.

The godmother is traditionally a female family member of the shipowner or a female celebrity, and in Korea, female celebrities including First Ladies such as the late Mrs Yuk Young-soo have served as godmothers. CMA CGM Group, which organised the christening of the Laundale, has also chosen influential female figures from its partners as godmothers for ship christenings, such as Lee Hae-hee Lee, CEO of Corning Korea, and Adeline-Lise Cope, Economic Attaché at the French Embassy in Seoul.

Invited by CMA CGM, a France-based global provider of maritime, land, air and logistics solutions and a transport partner of the Stellantis Group, as the only female leader in the Korean automotive industry, Ms Bangsil wished the Lundale well on its maiden voyage on Monday (27 March) with a cord-cutting and champagne-breaking ceremony at Mipo Port in Ulsan, South Korea.

The 2,000 TEU (1 TEU = one 20-foot-long container) container vessel, named after President Vangsil, is a collaboration between CMA CGM, HD HHI and Chantiers de l'Atlantique, and is part of a new generation of ships with an innovative design that improves energy efficiency and environmental performance. Designed with a strong focus on eco-friendliness in line with CMA's carbon neutral strategy, the vessel will use liquefied natural gas (LNG) to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 201 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Laundale will set sail from Ulsan, where the christening ceremony will take place, and will undertake a variety of cargo operations, mainly in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.

"We are honoured to be the godmother of CMA CGM's christening of the Lundale, a company with common goals with Stellantis, including a zero-carbon strategy and sustainable business," said Ms. Bangsil, CEO of Stellantis. "We wish the Lundale well and hope that the brands under the Stellantis umbrella will take this momentum and sail with her throughout the year."

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