A regasification terminal that can be moored where demand appears.
- Operational role
- FSRU
- Containment system
- GTT Mark III Membrane · GTT NO96 Membrane · Moss / Spherical Self-Supporting Type B
- Capacity class
- Conventional (indicative: approximately 125,000–180,000 m³)
- Indicative capacity
- 125K–174K m³
- Tank geometry
- Membrane or spherical tanks with a regasification topside
- Typical application
- Fast-track import capacity where an onshore terminal is not viable
- Hull-space efficiency
- Depends on the containment system selected for the hull
- Infrastructure requirements
- Sheltered berth or turret mooring plus a high-pressure gas connection ashore
- Propulsion options
- DFDE / TFDE · Steam turbine
- BOG management
- BOG as fuel · Reliquefaction · Gas combustion unit
- Advantages
- Rapid deployment for new or emergency import capacity — Redeployable if demand shifts to another market — Can trade as a conventional carrier when not in terminal service
- Limitations
- Send-out rate is lower than a large onshore terminal — Requires a sheltered berth and a gas pipeline interface ashore
- Typical routes
- Permanently moored import terminals · Seasonal redeployment between markets