French oil major Total on Friday (18 October) welcomed the launch of its first large liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel, following the signature of a long-term charter contract between Total and Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) in February 2018.
After delivery in 2020, the bunker vessel will operate in Northern Europe, where it will supply LNG to commercial vessels, including 300,000 metric tonnes (mt) per year for CMA CGM’s nine ultra-large newbuild containerships in Europe-Asia trade, for a period of at least 10 years.
Built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding at their shipyard near Shanghai, the bunker vessel is fitted with innovative tank technologies, with a capacity of 18,600 cubic meters, provided by the French company GTT.
Designed to be highly manoeuvrable, the 135-meter-long vessel will be able to operate safely in the ports and terminals considered. Lastly, she meets the highest environmental standards thanks to the use of LNG as fuel and complete liquefaction of boil-off gas.
“Developing infrastructure like this giant bunker vessel is essential to allow LNG to become a widely used marine fuel,” said Momar Nguer, President for Total Marketing & Services.
“This first ship demonstrates our commitment to offering our customers both more environmentally friendly fuels and the associated logistics. Thanks to this pioneering investment, Total is making a positive contribution to the sustainable evolution of global shipping.”
Related: Total to charter MOL’s China-built LNG bunkering tanker
Photo credit: Total
Published: 23 October, 2019
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