Total to supply LNG for CMA CGM’s future containerships in Marseille

Total and CMA CGMannounced today they have signed an agreement for the supply of approximately 270,000 tonnes per year of LNG over 10 years. This volume will cover the supply at Marseille-Fos of CMA CGM’s future 15,000-TEU container ships that will operate between Asia and the Mediterranean.

Total will provide a suitable solution for the bunkering of these containerships with the positioning of a LNG Bunker Vessel at the port of Marseille-Fos and a complementary bunkering solution in Singapore.

Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, said, “Liquefied Natural Gas is the only energy currently available and reliable to significantly reduce our carbon footprint. The choice of LNG to power our ships requires the complete adaptation of the entire energy supply chain and infrastructure. By choosing Marseille-Fos as a refuelling port for our 15,000-TEU vessels, from the end of 2021, we are bringing the French container ports into this major energy transition.”

Above: Total Launches Its First Large LNG Bunker Vesse l 18 Oct, 2019