The snapshot is compiled using AISLive data on Bloomberg and information from port authorities. It includes spot and multiyear contract cargoes and may not capture all ships. Tanker capacity is given in cubic meters of LNG, which is gas cooled to a liquid for transport. Data on whether the ship is loading for export or unloading is given if known.
The U.K. is Europe’s largest and most-active gas market. Interconnector (U.K.) Ltd. operates a two-way pipeline between Zeebrugge, the location of Belgium’s only LNG terminal, and Bacton, east England.