The Reganosa terminal in Mugardos accommodated the smallest vessel ever docked at its pier over the previous weekend when Coral Fungia, unloaded 9,500 cubic meters of LNG.
The 137m-long vessel, with a deadweight tonnage of 10,441 tonnes, delivered the chilled fuel from the liquefication plant in Cryogas in Vysotsk on the Baltic coast of Russia, Reganosa said in a statement on Tuesday.
Aside from serving conventional plants like the one in Mugardos, the vessel is able to transport smaller quantities of LNG to smaller plants located on ports, meaning it can directly supply another ship with fuel thanks to its double manifold at different heights, the statement reads.
Reganosa noted that the liquefication plant that the Coral Fungia comes from only began exporting this past April. It has an annual capacity of 640,000 tonnes of LNG.
In accordance with the evolution of the sector, Reganosa added it is progressing with its adaptation of the pier for small-scale vessel traffic, for which it will be equipped with suitable connections for receiving and supplying LNG to small gas tankers that can supply satellite port plants or other vessels that use this type of fuel for shipping.