UK March cargoes
Feb 27 (LNGJ) - The first March LNG cargoes are heading for the UK from Trinidad and the US. The vessel “Magdala” with 173,400 cubic metres capacity is scheduled to discharge a cargo on March 1 at the Dragon import terminal in Milford Haven, according to shipping data. The cargo was lifted on February 19 from the Point Fortin plant in Trinidad.
The “Maran Gas Vergina” with 173,605 cubic metres capacity is due to berth with a US cargo on March 4 at the South Hook terminal at Milford Haven. The cargo was lifted from the Cameron plant near Lake Charles in Louisiana on February 21.
US cargo for China
April 20 (LNGJ) - The 173,605 cubic metres capacity LNG carrier “Maran Gas Vergina” was unloading a US cargo at the Chinese port of Tianjin. This is the first US LNG shipment received by the Chinese since March 2019 when trade started to be hindered by tit-for-tat tariff measures by the US and China over trade disagreements.
The Greek-owned tanker, charted by UK major BP, lifted its cargo at the Freeport export plant on Quintana Island in Texas on March 21 and was discharging the LNG on April 20 at Tianjin, according to shipping data.
