Picture of the day: BW GDF Suez Boston

BW LNG, a unit of the Singapore-based shipping company BW Group, through its social media channels, released a photo of the BW GDF Suez Boston LNG carrier being escorted by tugs through the Boston harbor.

BW GDF Suez Boston, a 2003-built LNG carrier with the capacity to transport up to 138,059 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas, is a part of BW LNG’s fleet comprising 21 vessels, 16 vessels in operation and 5 newbuildings.

Located in the Boston harbor is the Everett LNG terminal that has been built in 1971 and acquired by Engie’s unit Electrabel in 2000.

The terminal receives LNG from a number of different countries, however, 80 percent of the deliveries come from Trinidad and Tobago. The terminal meets 20 percent of the regional market demand for natural gas.

LNG World News Staff