French oil major TotalEnergies and vessel manager Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) are collaborating on the transition to clean energy.

The two sides have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore opportunities to decarbonise transport, with a particular focus on a "green revolution" in shipping.

The companies have not yet gone into great detail about how this will be achieved, but said TotalEnergies will draw on Schoeller-owned Columbia's decade of vessel operating experience.