Gasnie announced the arrival of the milestone LNG cargo in an emailed statement on Monday, saying that this “underlines just how important the terminal has become for the security of gas supplies in the Netherlands and across Europe.”
According to the image provided by Gasunie above, the 174,000-cbm LNG Geneva, which is on charter to energy trader Gunvor, delivered the milestone shipment.
LNG Geneva previously loaded a cargo from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG facility in Louisiana, its AIS data provided by VesselsValue shows.
The Eemshaven LNG hub, operated by EemsEnergyTerminal, consists of two chartered floating storage and regasification units, the 170,000-cbm FSRU Energos Igloo, owned by Energos Infrastucture, and the 26,000-cbm barge-based FSRU Eemshaven LNG, owned by Exmar.
It is the first FSRU-based terminal in the Netherlands and the second LNG import terminal in the country after Gate.
The terminal has a capacity of 8 billion cubic meters and supplies natural gas to capacity holders UK-based Shell, Czech utility CEZ, and France’s Engie.
Shell booked 4 bcm per year of the capacity, CEZ reserved 3 bcm per year, and Engie booked the rest.
Extension
Gasunie noted in the statement that the open season phase for the extension period from 2028 onwards had been successfully completed.
The intention is for the terminal to remain operational until 2036.
“A large part has already been contracted, but there is still capacity available,” the company said.
The remaining capacity is being offered to qualified parties on a first-come, first-served basis.
Gasunie added that the planned extension of operations remains subject to a positive final investment decision (FID).
In October 2025, Gasunie and Vopak joined forces with Belgian shipowner Exmar to convert a large LNG carrier into a floating storage and regasification unit and to install it at the LNG import facility in Eemshaven.
According to EemsEnergyTerminal, the converted FSRU is designed to enhance terminal efficiency and seamlessly integrate with the existing Eemshaven LNG (red) unit, currently operated by Exmar as part of the terminal.
This terminal set-up is expected to remain operational until at least 2036.
It offers a storage capacity of approximately 190,000 cbm of LNG and provides customers with direct access to the Dutch TTF gas market.
EemsEnergyTerminal’s intention is to charter the two FSRUs from Exmar.
