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ASIA of reducing CO2 emissions, but engines using EUROPE
LNG can be prone to the problem of methane
NEDO selects methane slip, where unburned fuel is expelled in the TotalEnergies and Mitsui
exhaust. Reducing methane slip is a pressing
slip reduction project issue in engine design. OSK Lines officiate naming
In this project, the partners aim to achieve
for next generation ship a methane slip reduction rate of more than ceremony of France’s first
70% for LNG-fuelled vessels over a six-
development year period from FY2021 to FY2026. The LNG bunker vessel, “Gas
reduction will be achieved by combining
Hitachi Zosen, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) methane oxidation catalysts and engine Vitality”
and Yanmar Power Technology (YPT) have improvements thereby further reducing
proposed “Development of Methane Slip the environmental impact of LNG-fuelled The first LNG bunker vessel to be based
Reduction Technology from LNG Fuelled vessels. YPT will also commission Namura in France has been officially named “Gas
Vessels by Improving Catalysts and Engines” Shipbuilding, together with Hitachi Zosen Vitality”, at a ceremony held today at Hudong-
with Hitachi Zosen as the managing company and MOL to establish the technology to install Zhonghua Shipbuilding, China.
in the “Development of Next Generation the system developed in this research on The 18,600 cubic metre newbuild bunker
Vessels Project” publicly solicited by the actual ships. vessel is TotalEnergies Marine Fuels’ second
New Energy and Industrial Technology The system will be installed in a coal collaboration with shipowner Mitsui OSK
Development Organization (hereinafter carrier built at the Namura Shipbuilding Lines, Ltd (MOL) and shipbuilder, Hudong-
referred to as “NEDO”) under the Green and operated by MOL for demonstration Zhonghua Shipbuilding following the signing
Innovation Fund. The proposal was adopted. of the methane slip reduction technology. of a long-term charter contract in November
In recent years, environmental awareness, The partners will work to establish the 2019. All three parties first collaborated in
including responses to climate change, technology as soon as possible with a view 2018 to successfully design and build her
has been increasing worldwide. Against to utilizing carbon-recycled methane in sistership, the Gas Agility, which has been
this backdrop, the shipping industry is future applications, reducing greenhouse gas operating in the Port of Rotterdam since
also working on various technological and emissions to zero by 2050 towards realizing a November 2020.
business developments to realize a low- carbon-neutral society. Classed by Bureau Veritas and operated
carbon society. One of these efforts is the HITACHI ZOSEN, MITSUI OSK LINES AND by V.Ships France under the French flag, the
introduction in various parts of the world YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY, October 27, Gas Vitality will enter operational service
of LNG-fuelled ships, which have a low 2021 in December 2021 and be based in the Port
environmental impact. LNG fuel has the effect of MarseilleFos, Southern France, to serve
the Mediterranean region. She will notably
perform LNG bunkering services to CMA
CGM’s LNG-fuelled containerships and MSC
Cruises’ upcoming LNG-powered cruise ships
that call at the French port.
“We are delighted to officially name our
second chartered LNG bunker vessel. The ‘Gas
Vitality’ is a testament of our commitment to
provide our shipping customers with another
major European hub to help meet their LNG
bunkering needs,” said Jérôme Leprince-
Ringuet, Vice-President Marine Fuels at
TotalEnergies. “With the accelerated pace of
transition to marine LNG we are witnessing
among ship owners, it shows the shipping
industry’s readiness to act today to curb their
current greenhouse gas emissions, whilst
paving the way for future, alternative fuel
solutions such as bioLNG and other cryogenic
fuels. We will continue to work closely
with stakeholders across the value chain to
expand the range of solutions that will help to
decarbonize shipping,” he added.
“I would like to express my sincere
gratitude to all partners who have been
involved in the planning, building and
successful completion of the “Gas Vitality”.
“Gas Vitality” is a significant milestone in our
long-term partnership with TotalEnergies
throughout the LNG supply chain and our
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