Total is actively pursuing a policy of enhanced safety requirements for shipowners and modernizing the fleet:

• Incorporation of technical advances into new vessel specifications.
• Supervision of the construction of LNG carriers.
• Continuation of the vessel replacement policy for the time-charter fleet (long-term contracts).
• Consolidation of shipping accident and incident reporting.
• Continued deployment of superintendents at terminals where Total operates facilities, to act as an interface between shore-based operators and vessel crews.