CMA CGM and TotalEnergies have entered into an agreement to develop a 50/50 logistics joint venture dedicated to the implementation and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker supply solution at the port of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. This strategic partnership reflects the shared ambition of both French companies to work jointly towards the acceleration of the energy transition in the maritime sector. 
• For the first time, a shipping line will collaborate with an energy provider to co-develop and jointly operate LNG bunkering facilities. 
• The TotalEnergies-CMA CGM JV will offer a complete logistics service in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region. 
• A 20,000 m³ LNG bunker vessel will be jointly deployed and operated by 2028. 
• Under a new long-term agreement, the joint venture will supply CMA CGM up to 360,000 tons of LNG per year until 2040.  
Expanding LNG Infrastructure in Europe 
As part of this new logistics joint venture, a new 20,000 cubic-meter LNG bunker vessel will be positioned in Rotterdam by the end of 2028 and jointly operated. The CMA CGM-TotalEnergies JV will offer a complete logistics service, from reload access at Gate terminal facilities to LNG bunker delivery to a wide range of vessels operating in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region, including those of CMA CGM as well as other shipping operators.   (....)