Fosmax LNG loaded an LNG cargo from the Fos Cavaou LNG terminal for the first time, replenishing the tanks of the Arctic Spirit.
The operation was performed safely and skillfully by teams from Fosmax LNG and Elengy.
The reloading service meets the market’s new demands, but is just one of the new services offered by the terminal in 2012. LNG reloading enables gas shippers to manage their supply portfolio more flexibly. The provision of the service demonstrates Fosmax LNG’s commercial drive, responsiveness and desire to expand its range of activities.
Located on the Mediterranean coast, 50 km west of Marseille, the Fos Cavaou LNG terminal has received over 135 gas tankers since its start-up. A third of these are Q-Flex vessels (with a capacity of 210,000 m3), but the terminal can also accommodate Q-Max carriers, which are the largest gas tankers in the world (270,000 m 3 ). In 2011, the terminal already handled the equivalent of 11% of all the natural gas consumed in France, though it still has some expansion potential.
[mappress] LNG World News Staff, December 21, 2012; Image: Elengy