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June 11, 2019
Total is readying to make 0.5% sulfur content fuels available at major bunkering ports from the fourth quarter of this year ahead of the IMO 2020 regulation, and the state oil firm is projecting a gradual global uptake of LNG as a marine fuel. Total Marine Fuels has prioritized Europe’s Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) major bunkering hub, France, Germany and Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering port, for the supplies of IMO 2020-compliant marine fuels as early as from September or starting October, according to Jérome Leprince-Ringuet, Managing Director of Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS). “We
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March 14, 2019
Total is developing the next generation of fuels and lubricants to support 2020 compliance strategy. Experts from across Total will tour the world’s major shipping hubs to discuss solutions and safe operations in 2020 and beyond. They will be sharing their expertise to support ship
January 14, 2019
Speaking with IHS Markit, Maritime and Trade, Jerome Leprince-Ringuet, Managing Director of Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS), explains that while TMFGS have developed and tested products for the upcoming IMO 2020 regulation, its customers are not consistently matching the same level
December 18, 2018
Total and Saft Batteries, the world leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry acquired by Total in 2016, along with partners DNV GL, FKAB Marine Design, Viken Shipping AS and Wallem Ship Management picked up this year
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September 17, 2018
28 student teams from 15 countries competed in St Tropez, France this September to design, build and pilot the most energy efficient boat possible in the annual HydroContest.
Total Lubmarine was proud to sponsor a team from the Ecole National Supérieure Maritime (ENSM) – Marseille.
August 23, 2018
“Complex” is a word often used to describe shipping operations. Total Lubmarine customer, Flumar Brazil, part of the Odjfell Group, runs extremely complex operations, transporting bulk liquids to customers up and down the Brazilian coast as well as into Argentina, Chile and the USA
August 21, 2018
This summer sees the transformation of Total’s La Mède refinery in France into a world-class biorefinery, capable of producing 500,000 tons of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) type biofuels to meet growing demand. The move is part of Total’s drive to be a
August 17, 2018
Following its acquisition of Engie’s upstream LNG assets, the Total Group is now the second largest player in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market. The Total LNG portfolio includes participating interests in liquefaction plants,
July 20, 2018
Sovcomflot’s ice-class LNG carrier, Christophe de Margerie, is currently underway from Sabetta on the Yamal Peninsular to Jingtang in northern China and, according to AIS data, is due to arrive on 31 July. The world’s first ice-breaking LNG carrier has shown its incredible
July 16, 2018
Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS) and Pavilion Gas have recently signed Heads of Agreement to jointly develop a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunker supply chain in the Port of Singapore. The agreement covers the shared long-term time charter of a new generation LNG bunker vessel to be
July 13, 2018
Total has recently signed an agreement with Novatek, outlining the terms upon which Total shall acquire a direct working interest of 10% in Arctic LNG 2, a giant liquefied natural gas project lead by Novatek on the Gydan Peninsula in the north of Siberia. The agreement takes the Group
July 11, 2018
Total Lubmarine has recently won the latest tender from COSCO to lubricate for 4 Very Large Bulk Carriers (VLBC). The vessels will be built in COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) shipyard in China. They are designed to carry 400,000 DWT of goods each and will be sailing
July 01, 2018
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