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Brussels Clears CMA CGM and TotalEnergies LNG Bunkering Joint Venture

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24 August 2026

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Fusion42 · 25 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

The European Commission approved a joint venture between CMA CGM and TotalEnergies to provide LNG bunkering services in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp port area, considering the deal poses no competition concerns in the EU. The joint venture will enhance LNG supply infrastructure with a new bunkering vessel arriving in 2028 and LNG supply contracts extending to 2040.

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You now have a clearer runway to access LNG bunkering in Europe's largest port complex, opening routes for fuel supply and logistics partnerships in a transitional maritime fuel market. The LNG bunkering vessel addition signals growing opportunities to compete in cleaner marine fuel provision before 2030.

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