Total completes 1st ship-to-containership LNG bunkering in France

French energy giant Total on May 3 said it had completed the first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering operation in France.

The world’s largest LNG bunker vessel in operation, Total’s Gas Agility¸ on April 30 completed the refuelling at Port of Dunkirk of the world’s largest LNG-powered containership, the CMA CGM Jacques Saade, with around 16,400 m³ of LNG, the company said. 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, Total added.

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Since starting operation in November 2020 Gas Agility has delivered more than 160,000 m^³ of LNG bunker in Rotterdam where it is based. Gas Agility is designed to serve a broad range of vessels from various segments, including CMA CGM’s 23,000 TEUs LNG-fuelled container ships.

By 2022, the Gas Agility’s sistership, another 18,600 m^³ newbuild LNG bunker vessel, will join Total’s LNG bunker fleet to serve the Mediterranean region. Simultaneously, Total will share the use of a third bunker vessel in Singapore, it said.