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Gas Vitality

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Class overview
OperatorsMOL
In service2021–present
General characteristics
TypeBunkering tanker
Tonnage17,640 GT
Length135 m (442 ft 11 in)
Beam25 m (82 ft 0 in)
Draught16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Propulsiona dual-fuel diesel-electric
Capacity23,000 TEU

Gas Vitality is the first and latest liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel to be based in France.[1] The vessel is the first in a series of two ships (Gas Agility) to constructed for Emerald Green Maritime at the Jiangnan facilities of Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding.[2][3]

All three parties first collaborated in 2018 to design and build sister ship Gas Agility, which has operated at the Port of Rotterdam since November 2020. Gas Vitality was delivered at Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China near Shanghai, on October 31, 2021, and chartered to TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and scheduled to enter operational service in December 2021 and be based in the Port of Marseille-Fos, to serve the Mediterranean region. Its first contracts will be to perform LNG bunkering services to Jacques Saadé-class LNG-fueled container ships and MSC Cruises upcoming LNG-powered cruise ships that call at the French port.

List of ships

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Ship IMO number Delivery Status Ref
Gas Vitality 9909285 31 Oct 2021 In service

References

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  1. ^ "TotalEnergies And Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Officiate Naming Ceremony Of France's First LNG Bunker Vessel, "Gas Vitality"". Hellenic Shipping News. October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ship owners already know the limitation of the Chinese shipyards | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide". www.hellenicshippingnews.com.
  3. ^ "Chinese financing backs massive Qatar LNG carrier order". Riviera. 29 May 2020.