TotalEnergies has inked a charter contract with Spanish shipowner Ibaizabal for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel of 18,600m3 capacity.
The large LNG player TotalEnergies said the vessel “might be deployed in Oman” where the company is developing the Marsa LNG project with the objective to provide LNG to the shipping sector in the Gulf.
The vessel, owned by Ibaizabal, will supply LNG to a wide range of vessels such as containerships, tankers, large cruise ships, and ferries at TotalEnergies’ LNG bunkering hubs.
This new vessel, currently being constructed by Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China, will be delivered by the end of 2026.
It will join TotalEnergies’ current fleet of three deployed LNG bunker vessels: the Gas Agility, which has been positioned in the port of Rotterdam, the Gas Vitality, operated in the port of Marseille and the Brassavola located in the port of Singapore.
“We are very proud of this agreement with Ibaizabal, which reinforces our position as a main player in LNG bunkering” said Louise Tricoire, TotalEnergies senior vice president, aviation and marine fuels.
Jorge Zickermann, CEO Ibaizabal Group, noted, “Ibaizabal is honoured to be chosen to carry out this project as it falls within our strategy of decarbonizing the maritime industry, together with a leading company in the LNG field, while enhancing the already long-term relationship in shipping with TotalEnergies.”
