Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS) and also Mitsui O.S.K. Lines,Ltd (MOL) have actually authorized a lasting charter agreement for a 2nd big LNG shelter vessel, to be provided in 2021.

She will certainly be placed in the Marseille-Fos location inFrance This shelter vessel will certainly be developed by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding inChina She will certainly have a capability of 18,600 m ³ for a size of regarding 135 meters and also will certainly be fitted with the Mark III membrane layer control system given by French business GTT.

This vessel has actually been particularly developed to provide LNG shelter in the Mediterranean location to a vast array of vessels, consisting of containerships, vessels, ferryboats and also big cruise liner.

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She will certainly fulfill the highest possible technological and also ecological requirements, utilizing herself LNG as propulsion gas and also incorporating a full re-liquefaction of the boil-off gas. The newbuild vessel will certainly be run under French flag by MOL, collectively with Gazocean, an introducing business based in Marseille and also among one of the most seasoned in LNG transport.

Jérôme Leprince-Ringuet, Managing Director of TMFGS, stated: “ We are proud to launch with MOL the first large LNG bunkering vessel in France. LNG is the best available alternative to reduce shipping environmental footprint, as it significantly improves air quality and strongly contributes to greenhouse gas reduction. With this agreement, we reaffirm today our positive contribution to a sustainable shipping industry and our commitment to offering our customers a comprehensive network of supply for this clean marine fuel.”

Kenta Matsuzaka, MOL Managing Executive Officer, stated: “This is the second LNG bunker vessel for Total, and we are extremely honored that the company has selected us as a partner. We believe this project will further solidify our relationship. In recent years, the role of LNG has changed enormously. LNG of course, serves as a clean energy source, and we expect to see wider use for it as a vessel fuel, so we anticipate significant growth in the future. At MOL, we take a proactive stance in the LNG fuel business and will contribute to achieving global UN’s Sustainable Development Goals through this project.” This arrangement adheres to the introducing of Total’s very first LNG shelter vessel last month in Shanghai, which will provide LNG shelter to CMA CGM 23,000 TEU (Twenty- foot Equivalent Unit) containerships in Northern Europe.

LNG, as an aquatic gas

The LNG shelter vessel’s building remains in line with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) choice to considerably restrict the sulfur web content of aquatic gas since 2020. In this context, the change from hefty gas oil to LNG is an affordable, reliable and also quickly readily available option for maritime transport.
Used as an aquatic gas, LNG greatly lowers exhausts from ships, leading to a substantial enhancement in air top quality, specifically for neighborhoods in seaside locations and also port cities.

LNG aids to reduce:

• Sulfur exhausts by 99%,
• Fine bit exhausts by 99%,
• Nitrogen oxide exhausts by 85%, Greenhouse gases exhausts by about 20%.

Total, Second-Largest Private Global LNG Player

Total is the second-largest exclusive international LNG gamer, with a general profile of around 40 million loads each year by 2020 and also an international market share of 10%. With 22 million lots of LNG offered in 2018, the Group has strong, varied placements throughout the LNG worth chain. Through its risks in liquefaction plants in Qatar, Nigeria, Russia, Norway, Oman, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Australia and also Angola, Total offers LNG in markets worldwide.

Reference: totallubmarine.com