Lithuanian small-scale LNG facility hits new record

Lithuanian LNG terminal operator KN Energies said its small-scale LNG facility in the port of Klaipeda reached a record number of vessels and trucks last year.

According to KN, more than 1,800 LNG trucks were loaded at the Klaipėda LNG reloading station in 2025.

This accounts for more than one quarter of all LNG trucks loaded since the start of operations in 2017 (nearly 6,400 in total).

In December 2025, 277 LNG trucks were handled — more than twice the average monthly volume of the past three years, KN said.

Record results were also recorded in the maritime segment.

KN said that a total of 26 small-scale LNG carriers were discharged at the jetty of the LNG reloading station — a quarter more than in the previous year.

In December 2025, four small-scale LNG carriers were handled.

Both the annual and December figures are the highest in the history of the station’s operations, KN said.

The LNG reloading station consists of five above-ground LNG storage tanks, each with a capacity of 1,000 ccbm, as well as infrastructure for reloading LNG to and from vessels, LNG trucks, and ISO-standard containers.

Poland

Poland’s energy firm and LNG importer Orlen, which recently reported steady small-scale LNG volumes, is the commercial operator of the Klaipeda LNG reloading station.

Under a strategic partnership agreement signed in 2020 and extended in 2025 through 2030, Orlen conducts LNG trading activities in Klaipeda and cooperates with small-scale LNG market participants in the region.

KN is responsible for the technical operation of the station, including its maintenance, operational management, and the execution of handling operations.

In 2025, most LNG transported by land — more than half — was delivered to Poland, one third to Estonia, with the remainder supplied to Lithuania and Latvia, KN said.

Over the entire operating period of the station, nearly 80 percent of LNG from Klaipeda has been delivered to the Polish market, primarily to the north-eastern part of the country, where LNG delivered by trucks is an effective alternative for natural gas consumers without access to gas network, it said.

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