Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) signed a long-term charter contract for a large LNG bunker vessel of 18,600 m³, to be delivered in 2020.
The ship will operate in Northern Europe and will be the first ever capable of supplying large quantities of LNG in one single bunkering operation.
The new vessel will be used to supply CMA CGM’s new build LNG mega container ships, following the 10 years contract of 300 kt per annum signed with TMFGS in December 2017.
This bunker vessel will be built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China and will incorporate the Mark III membrane containment system provided by the French company GTT. The ship will be able to operate safely in the considered harbours and terminals, complying with environmental standards through the use of LNG as fuel and a complete reliquefaction of the boil-off gas.
The newbuild vessel will be managed by MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd, a UK subsidiary of MOL.
The two companies have also signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combine their expertise in the development of marine LNG infrastructures and serve MOL future LNG needs.
