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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Aug 27, 2025 (Wed)

MOL,Shell and Total to Promote CTV(Cargo Transfer Vessel) Deployment in Off Shore Brazil

CTV “SeaLoader 1“

　On August 26, MOL announced that it had signed a tripartite agreement that will allow UK-based Shel ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80On+August+26%2C+%3Cb%3EMOL%3C%2Fb%3E+announced+that+it+had+signed+a+tripartite+agreement+that+will+allow+UK-based+Shell%E2%80%99s+Brazilian+subsidiary+to+use+the+cargo+transfer+vessel+%28CTV%29+currently+operated+by+%3Cb%3EMOL%3C%2Fb%3E%E2%80%99s+Norwegian+subsidiary%2C+SeaLoading+Holding+%28CEO+%EF%BC%9CChief+Executive+Officer%EF%BC%9E%3A+Yoshiro+Kubo%29%2C+for+the+Brazilian+subsidiary+of+France%E2%80%99s+TotalEnergies.+Following+Total%2C+the+first+company+in+the+world+to+adopt+CTV+technology+to+assist+in+the+transportation+of+crude+oil%2C+oil+major+Shell+is+now+joining+the+CTV+business%2C+aiming+to+further+popularize+CTVs+off+the+coast+of+Brazil.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CSeaLoader+1%2C%E2%80%9C+a+CTV+owned+by+SeaLoading%2C+is+engaged+in+the+transfer+of+crude+oil+produced+on+an+FPSO+%28Floating+Production%2C+Storage+%26+Offloading+system%29+vessel+in+the+Santos+Basin+off+the+coast+of+Brazil+to+tankers+under+a+contract+with+Total.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Total+will+continue+to+have+priority+use+of+the+vessel%2C+but+the+signing+of+this+tripartite+agreement+will+also+allow+Shell+to+use+the+vessel+to+load+cargo.+The+tripartite+contract+was+concluded+through+a+Brazilian+group+company+of+Norwegian+ship+management+company+OSM+Thome.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+%3Cb%3EMOL%3C%2Fb%3E+Group+aims+to+popularize+CTVs%2C+which+can+significantly+reduce+CO2+%28carbon+dioxide%29+emissions+and+costs+compared+to+crude+oil+transfer+by+shuttle+tanker.+It+will+collaborate+with+oil+majors+to+improve+the+efficiency+of+the+supply+chain+from+crude+oil+production+and+storage+to+shipping%2C+and+reduce+the+environmental+impact.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Crude+oil+produced+from+the+seabed+by+the+FPSO+is+transported+to+demand+areas+by+crude+oil+tanker.+Conventional+crude+oil+tankers+cannot+receive+crude+oil+directly+from+FPSOs+because+their+hulls+are+subject+to+swaying+caused+by+waves+and+wind.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Therefore%2C+a+shuttle+tanker+with+a+fixed+positioning+function+receives+the+crude+oil+from+the+FPSO%2C+transports+it+to+a+calm+area+where+it+can+be+transferred+from+ship+to+ship%2C+and+then+transfers+again+onto+a+crude+oil+tanker.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+CTV+is+connected+between+the+FPSO+and+a+crude+oil+tanker%2C+allowing+crude+oil+to+be+directly+transferred+to+the+tanker.+This+eliminates+the+need+for+shuttle+tankers%2C+leading+to+more+efficient+crude+oil+transportation.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80There+are+currently+only+two+CTVs+in+the+world%2C+both+owned+by+SeaLoading.+The+two+vessels+operate+off+the+coast+of+Brazil+and+have+a+cumulative+cargo+handling+record+of+over+130+times.+The+company+has+also+patented+its+CTV+technology.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80SeaLoading+was+founded+in+2014+and+is+headquartered+in+Arendal%2C+Norway.+%3Cb%3EMOL%3C%2Fb%3E+joined+the+CTV+business+in+2019.+In+2022%2C+it+acquired+all+of+SeaLoading%E2%80%99s+shares.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E5%BD%93%E8%A9%B2%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8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