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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
Total completes 1st ship-to-containership LNG bunkering in France
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 m
3 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.
Since starting operation in November 2020
Total Hails France s First Ship-to-Boxship LNG Bunkering
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday May 4, 2021 Global energy producer Total has carried out the first LNG bunkering of a containership by barge in its home country, France.
CMA CGM Jacques Saade boxship at
Dunkirk, using its barge the
Gas Agility to supply about
16,400 m3 of LNG. The
CMA CGM vessel is the world s largest ship running on natural gas. We are pleased to partner with Dunkerque LNG for this unprecedented operation, and to showcase the agility of our LNG bunkering solutions to serve the Northwestern Europe market,
Jérôme Leprince-Ringuet, vice-president for marine fuels at Total, said in a statement on the company s website on Monday.