The world’s largest LNG bunker barge, to be used by French energy producer Total to refuel CMA CGM’s giant new gas-fuelled box ships, was officially named Gas Agility at a ceremony in Rotterdam, reports Ship & Bunker.
LNG carrying capacity
The barge has 18600 m3 of LNG carrying capacity, is owned by Mitsui OSK Lines subsidiary Emerald Green Maritime and will be chartered by Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions.
The ship will primarily be used to fuel the nine new 23,000 TEU gas-powered container ships ordered by CMA CGM in 2017.
CMA CGM is the biggest LNG buyer
Total has agreed to supply the new ships with 300,000 mt/year of LNG over the next decade, making CMA CGM by far the largest buyer of LNG bunkers once the vessels enter service.
Jesper Rosenkrans, global sales and business development director at Total Marine Fuels, is due to discuss the company’s plans in the marine fuels space at the IBIA Annual Convention 2020 in November.
The global convention, being held online this year for the first time, will cover three days from November 3.
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Source: Ship & Bunker
