Fluxys announced that its Zeebrugge LNG terminal has performed its first direct ship-to-ship transfer of LNG which marks the start of LNG transshipment services at the facility.
“The Zeebrugge LNG terminal has been preparing for direct ship-to-ship transshipment operations since commissioning of the second jetty at the facility in late 2016. With two LNG carriers simultaneously moored at the two jetties, LNG can be unloaded from one vessel and directly loaded onto the other.”
During the first direct ship-to-ship transfer at the terminal, LNG was transshipped from the arctic LNG carrier Eduard Toll to the conventional LNG carrier PSKOV, Fluxys said.
LNG vessels like Edouard Toll could be loaded at the Russian Arctic Yamal LNG plant and then their cargoes re-loaded onto the conventional LNG vesseles for delivery to their destination markets.
The Zeebrugge LNG terminal and Yamal Trade have signed a 20-year agreement for up to 107 transshipments per year as the terminal currently has 140 berthing rights on offer for direct ship-to-ship transfers in the period up to the end of 2018. “The berthing rights are available at a competitive price on a first come, first served basis.”
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