Full house at the LNG berths in Ras Laffan Port

Ras Laffan Port last month saw, for the first time, all the six of its LNG berths occupied with tanker vessels loading LNG cargoes for various destinations in the globe. Captain Feisal Saad, Ras Laffan Port Manager said: “With six operational LNG berths, the Port is the World's premier LNG exporting facility, double the size of its nearest rival. The scene of 6 LNG vessels loading occupying all the LNG berths simultaneously is something that we will get used to see more often. This scene is only possible in Ras Laffan.”

All four Berths from LNG3 to LNG6 are capable of handling the largest new generation of LNG carriers aptly designated as Q-Flex and Q-Max that were specially designed and built to transport Qatari LNG to the world’s market. In 2010, LNG1 berth was upgraded to receive up to Q-Flex size tanker vessels. LNG2 will similarly be upgraded in the future to receive the Q-Flex vessels. Further LNG berths expansions are possible in the expanded Port area in the future if required to a total of 10 LNG berths.

In 2010 Ras Laffan produced 77m tonnes per annum (Mta) of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
(Source:http://www.seatrade-asia.com)