Gasrec collects 10,000th tanker load of LNG from Isle of Grain terminal

Gasrec has collected the 10,000th tanker load of LNG from the National Grid facility on the Isle of Grain, as demand for the environmentally-friendly fuel soars.

In total, 2,149 tankers filled up at the facility in 2020 and it expects utilisation to increase by 80% this year.

Nicola Duffin, Grain LNG commercial director, said: “Helping society decarbonise is a strategic priority for National Grid.

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“Grain LNG was therefore delighted to welcome the Gasrec vehicle that collected the 10,000th load of LNG from the terminal.”

Grain LNG is the largest LNG terminal in Europe with the capacity to store one million cu m of the fuel.