French energy giant TotalEnergies and compatriot shipping firm CMA CGM have received approval from the European Commission to form a 50/50 logistics joint venture and operate an LNG bunkering supply solution at the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
French LNG containment giant GTT expects approximately 550 orders for large LNG carriers over the next ten years, according to chief executive Francois Michel.
French LNG containment giant GTT received orders for 56 liquefied natural gas carriers, two very large ethane carriers, one FSRU, and five LNG storage tanks in the first half of this year, while its revenue decreased 0.4 percent compared to the same period last year.
France’s GTT has secured a new tank design order from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries for one 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.