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3 × 180,000 m³ LNG tanks

At a glance

Three 180,000 m³ full containment LNG tanks (9% Ni inner tank, post-tensioned concrete containment), Ø 86 m × H 50.4 m.

Contract

EPC, consortium Entrepose Contracting / TECHINT / SENER / VINCI Construction Grands Projets (Entrepose lead partner for tanks, ≈ 66%)

Project owner

Construction

Jul. 2007 – May 2011 (47 months)

Location

Port of Rotterdam, Maasvlakte (Netherlands)
Project presentation

Context & challenges

The GATE terminal (Gas Access To Europe), inaugurated in 2011, is one of North-West Europe’s major LNG import and regasification terminals. Designed to secure regional supply, it provides strategic access to Dutch, Belgian, German, and UK markets.

 

Technical challenges & responses

  • Large-capacity tanks: 180,000 m³ full containment design.
  • Multi-company coordination: international consortium delivery.
  • Port environment: works executed on reclaimed land

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