Milestones

2017

16 August: First LNG-powered truck loads at Gate terminal
10 July: Start of operations of two new loading stations for road tankers

2016

29 August: Gate terminal expands to include a third loading facility especially for smaller ships

2015

25 June: Hundredth LNG carrier berths
30 March: Gate terminal starts construction of third berth in the Port of Rotterdam

2014

21 January: Start of transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by road tanker from Gate terminal

2012

29 January: Gate terminal was proclaimed ‘LNG Project of the Year’ at the European Gas Conference in Vienna

2011

23 September: Her Majesty the Queen opens the first Dutch import terminal for liquefied natural gas
1 September: First commercial LNG cargo arrives at Gate terminal

2008

28 June: Minister Van der Hoeven gives official starting signal for the construction of Gate terminal, the first terminal for liquefied natural gas in the Netherlands

2007

18 December: Final investment decision taken for the construction of the first Dutch LNG terminal in Rotterdam

2005

10 November: Gasunie and Vopak establish Gate terminal B.V.
16 August: Vopak and Gasunie start feasibility study for the development of the LNG terminal on Maasvlakte near Rotterdam