18,600 cu.m LNG bunkering vessel will certainly be based in Marseille-Fos
Marseille, France, is readied to become a significant LNG bunkering facility. Yesterday, Rodolphe Saad é, Chairman as well as Chief Executive Officer of the Marseille- headquartered CMA CGM Group, stated that it had actually selected the port of Marseille-Fos for the bunkering of its future LNG-fueled 15,000-TEU containerships that will certainly run in between Asia as well as the Mediterranean from 2021.
CMA CGM’s 9 newbuild 22,000 TEU containerships will certainly be provided with 300,000 lots of LNG a year provided by Total utilizing its initial newbuild LNG bunkering vessel. To provided in 2020, it will certainly run in Northern Europe under a long-term charter arrangement in between Total as well as Mitsui O.S.K Lines.
Today, Total as well as (MOL) reported that they have actually authorized a long-lasting charter agreement for a 2nd 18,600 cu.m LNG shelter vessel. To be provided in 2021 it will certainly be placed in the Marseille-Fos location.
It will certainly be run under French flag by MOL, collectively with Marseille- based Gazocean
Like the initial vessel, it will certainly be have an ability of 18,600 cu.m as well as will certainly be constructed by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding at its shipyard near Shanghai,
