Svitzer has entered into a 10-year time charter party with Philippines-based FGEN LNG for the provision of towage and other vessel support activities.
The contract covers support activities at FGEN LNG's Interim Offshore LNG Terminal, which will feature a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU). This facility will be located in Batangas province south of Manila.
Svitzer will provide four new 75-tonne bollard pull tugs to assist the FSRU and LNG carriers that will deliver LNG to the FSRU. The contract covers berthing, un-berthing, navigation assistance, and other services including firefighting, pollution control, port and vessel security services, pilot and boarding party transfer, and fender management.
Commencement of the contract will be in the third quarter of 2022.
