TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and Mitsui O S K Lines Move Closer to Operational Service of First LNG Bunker Vessel Based in France Following Successful Sea and Gas Trials hellenicshippingnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hellenicshippingnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Total has realised the first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering operation in France. The world’s largest LNG bunker vessel in operation, Total’s Gas Agility¸ has completed (on 30 April at the Port of Dunkirk) the refuelling of the world’s largest containership powered by LNG, the
CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, with approximately 16 400 m
3 of LNG.
This inaugural operation also marks Dunkerque LNG terminal’s first loading of a small scale LNG vessel and the Terminal des Flandres’ first LNG bunkering operation with simultaneous cargo operations.
Importantly, it underscores the close co-operation across all partners of the ‘Green Loop’ project consortium, which comprises of Total, the Dunkerque LNG terminal, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and CMA CGM. Co-financed by the European Union under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) - Transport Sector, the overall project objective is to promote the decarbonisation of maritime transport by deploying a scale-up LNG b
This inaugural operation also marks Dunkerque LNG terminalâs first loading of a small-scale LNG vessel
Total realises France s first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering operation, after inaugural loading at Dunkirk LNG terminal. (Credit: Total)
Total has realized the first ship-to-containership Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation in France. The worldâs largest LNG bunker vessel in operation, Totalâs Gas Agility¸ has completed on Friday evening, April 30th, at the Port of Dunkirk the refuelling of the worldâs largest containership powered by LNG, the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, with around 16,400 m3 of LNG.
This inaugural operation also marks Dunkerque LNG terminalâs first loading of a small-scale LNG vessel and the Terminal des Flandresâ first LNG bunkering operation with simultaneous cargo operations.