Total S.A. (Total) has inked an agreement with
Brittany Ferries for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the French ferry operator's newbuild vessel, which is scheduled to be launched in 2019, Tradewinds reports.
Last month, Brittany Ferries announced that it had signed a letter of intent with
Flensburger Schiffbau shipyard in Germany to build the new LNG-powered ship.
The vessel is slated to operate on the
Portsmouth to
Caen cross-Channel route, which offers three daily return sailings. It will operate in tandem with the cruise ferry
Mont St Michel, which was launched in 2002.
The supply agreement between Total and Brittany Ferries was confirmed by
Olivier Jouny, Total Marine Fuels' managing director, at the LNG Bunkering Summit in Amsterdam, who remarked that deliveries would likely be carried out by truck.
Total has also rebranded its bunker fuel business as
Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions, the company confirmed last month.
