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LNG: Elisa Ardea Tanker Unloads Australian LNG Cargo in Dunkirk

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An Australian LNG cargo arrived in Dunkirk in France on the Elisa Ardea tanker on March 7 for only the second Australian cargo to Europe since 2012, according to ICIS.

  • Dunkirk tank volumes increased from 7 to 8 March, suggesting the vessel unloaded a cargo, despite previous doubts over whether the vessel was carrying a load due to the low draught.
  • Regular Australian deliveries to Europe are not expected.
  • The vessel is a newbuild from a S. Korean yard entering a long-term charter with France’s EDF, likely to be used for trans-Atlantic trade and thus needed to reposition from the Pacific.
  • Carrying a cargo may have made economic sense given the necessary repositioning.
  • The tanker is currently headed to US Calcasieu Pass likely to load a new cargo.
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An Australian LNG cargo arrived in Dunkirk in France on the Elisa Ardea tanker on March 7 for only the second Australian cargo to Europe since 2012, according to ICIS.

  • Dunkirk tank volumes increased from 7 to 8 March, suggesting the vessel unloaded a cargo, despite previous doubts over whether the vessel was carrying a load due to the low draught.
  • Regular Australian deliveries to Europe are not expected.
  • The vessel is a newbuild from a S. Korean yard entering a long-term charter with France’s EDF, likely to be used for trans-Atlantic trade and thus needed to reposition from the Pacific.
  • Carrying a cargo may have made economic sense given the necessary repositioning.
  • The tanker is currently headed to US Calcasieu Pass likely to load a new cargo.