FSRU Independence
55°39′52″N 21°08′16″E / 55.664457°N 21.137649°E
 FSRU Independence
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | FSRU Independence |
| Owner | Leif Höegh & Co, Oslo, Norway |
| Port of registry | Singapore, Singapore |
| Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Cost | Ca. $330,000,000 USD |
| Yard number | 2549 |
| Laid down | 2012 |
| Launched | 2014 |
| In service | 2014 |
| Identification | list error: <br /> list (help) Call sign: 9V7190 IMO number: 9629536 MMSI number: 563614000 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | LNG carrier |
| Tonnage | list error: <br /> list (help) 109,793 GT 36,732 NT 82,028 DWT |
| Length | 290 m (951 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | Dual fuel diesel electric |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity | 170,000 m3 (6,000,000 cu ft) |
| Notes | To be used for ten years as a floating LNG storage and regasification unit as an LNG imported terminal in Lithuania. |
FSRU Independence, delivered in March 2014 is an LNG carrier designed as a floating LNG storage and regasification unit to be used as an LNG import terminal in Lithuania. The vessel can store 170,000 m3 (6,000,000 cu ft) of natural gas and can supply all of Lithuania's need for natural gas. The vessel started operating in the autumn of 2014. It provides some diversification of Lithuanian gas imports away from Russia.
Built by Hyundai in South Korea, it arrived at Klaipėda on 27 October 2014, after a five-month cruise.
External links
- "At Anchor Off Lithuania, Its Own Energy Supply", article in New York Times July 4, 2013
- "Gas terminal will serve to strengthen Lithuania’s energy independence", press release
- "LITHUANIA FSRU", LITHUANIA FSRU, information from the shipowner Höegh