{"id":281680,"date":"2025-07-26T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=281680"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:10:56","slug":"totalenergies-and-cma-cgm-launch-lng-joint-venture-in-rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/totalenergies-and-cma-cgm-launch-lng-joint-venture-in-rotterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"TotalEnergies and CMA CGM launch LNG joint venture in Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The energy company TotalEnergies and the transport and logistics group CMA CGM <strong>announced the creation of a joint venture<\/strong> to operate a comprehensive service for the supply of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/how-is-gas-made-formation-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/articulo\/como-se-produce-el-gas-proceso-de-formacion\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">liquefied natural gas (LNG)<\/a><\/strong> (LNG) bunkering service in the port of Rotterdam.  <\/p>\n\n<p>The alliance aims to expand the supply infrastructure in the ARA (Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam) region and accelerate the decarbonization of shipping in Europe.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TotalEnergies and CMA CGM to expand LNG logistics<\/h2>\n\n<p>The new venture, in which both companies will have equal stakes, will deploy an LNG bunker vessel with a capacity of 20,000 m\u00b3 by the end of 2028. This will be in addition to the operation of the Gas Agility vessel, which TotalEnergies has been active in Rotterdam since 2020. The aim <strong>is to offer greater flexibility in the delivery of fuel<\/strong> to <strong>LNG-powered<\/strong> ships. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/the-christening-of-two-ships-of-cma-cgm\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/el-bautizo-de-dos-buques-de-cma-cgm\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LNG-powered vessels, including those of CMA CGM<\/a><\/strong>LNG-powered vessels, including those of CMA CGM and third-party operators.  <\/p>\n\n<p>The company will also be backed by a supply agreement that guarantees up to 360,000 tons of LNG per year. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/totalenergies_totalenergies-cmacgm-lng-activity-7353712546429693952-SjO2?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAEKYikgBjygh5GpRtttit6tTS7TQvMcSdSs\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/totalenergies_totalenergies-cmacgm-lng-activity-7353712546429693952-SjO2?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAEKYikgBjygh5GpRtttit6tTS7TQvMcSdSs\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">up to 360,000 tons per year of LNG<\/a><\/strong> for the CMA CGM fleet from 2028 to 2040. This fleet will consist of more than 120 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/pil-takes-delivery-of-its-third-14000-teu-lng-dual-fuel-container-ship\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/buque-portacontenedores-de-doble-combustible\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dual-fuel vessels<\/a><\/strong>representing the logistics group&#8217;s commitment to alternative fuels such as biomethane and green methanol. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rotterdam as a hub of the energy transition<\/h2>\n\n<p>TotalEnergies and CMA CGM thus consolidate their long-standing collaboration on LNG as a marine fuel. The port of Rotterdam is emerging as a hub for refueling and bunkering operations at a key moment in the transformation of the shipping industry. <\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/liquefied-natural-gas-in-latin-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/articulo\/gas-natural-licuado-en-america-latina\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use of LNG<\/a><\/strong> reduces <strong>greenhouse gas emissions by up to 20%<\/strong> compared to traditional marine fuels, and improves air quality by minimizing the emission of sulfur oxides and fine particulates. The joint venture reinforces the commitment of both companies to cleaner and more efficient logistics, and underlines the role of LNG as a viable option for the immediate decarbonization of maritime transport. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow\">X (Twitter)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@inspenet?_t=8qqIL6dRGNR&amp;_r=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/totalenergies.com\/news\/press-releases\/totalenergies-and-cma-cgm-launch-lng-bunkering-logistics-joint-venture\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/totalenergies.com\/news\/press-releases\/totalenergies-and-cma-cgm-launch-lng-bunkering-logistics-joint-venture\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TotalEnergies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Photo: Shutterstock<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TotalEnergies and CMA CGM will jointly operate the first LNG bunker vessel permanently based in Rotterdam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":281540,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13048],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-281680","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-maritime"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/281680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/281680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=281680"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=281680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}