Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The 263,000 cu m storage capacity MOL FSRU Challenger was in the Gulf of Mexico and appeared to be heading to China, based on its captain s destination, according to data from cFlow, Platts trade-flow software. Because of the size of the floating storage and regasification unit and the volume it can hold, it could stop at multiple destinations. Cheniere spokeswoman Jenna Palfrey said she could not comment on how much LNG was loaded on board. According to cFlow, the vessel was at 95% of maximum draught, which is the depth of the vessel below the water line. As of 2019, owner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
As fog persists, LNG tankers back up outside channel to Sabine Pass terminal
The queue for tankers waiting to come into Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal was getting longer as fog kept pilot service suspended along the channel serving the Louisiana facility for the second day in a row Feb. 10.
Four unladen LNG tankers were anchored in the Gulf of Mexico near the US coast, while two tankers remained moored at the terminal, according to cFlow, S&P Global Platts trade flow software.
Across all vessel types, 10 were waiting to sail from the channel and 12 were waiting to start in, as of early afternoon, according to a notice to shippers. Sabine Pilots advised that pilot service that was suspended Feb. 9 remained suspended Feb. 10. Fog was expected to persist throughout the week, the notice said.