TotalEnergies is strengthening its LNG bunkering business with up to two newbuilds in China.
The French energy major has contracted state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to build one firm 18,600 cu m vessel, with options secured for an additional unit.
Several shipowners, including Avenir and Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), were in the run to secure the newbuilding project, which ultimately went to Spain’s Grupo Ibaizabal.
No price tag has been revealed for the nearly 136-m-long vessel expected for delivery by the end of 2026.
The order marks TotalEnergies’ return to Hudong-Zhonghua after partnering with MOL on two similar-sized LNG ships for its bunkering unit, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels.
Tags: Marine Fuels, MOL, TotalEnergies
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