Rotterdam LNG throughput remains steady in Q1

The port, home to Gasunie’s and Vopak’s Gate LNG import terminal, said that total LNG throughput reached 3.2 million mt in the nine-month period.

This compares to 3.2 million mt in the same period last year.

Incoming LNG volumes increased 0.8 percent year-on-year in the three-month period to 3.1 million mt, while outgoing volumes rose 21.2 percent to 0.2 million mt, according to the Rotterdam port’s report.

The port noted that the low temperatures at the start of the year have led to higher consumption, and so more LNG imports are needed to replenish stocks.

According to the port, the impact of the Strait of Hormuz closure on throughput in Rotterdam is barely visible in the first-quarter figures.

LNG from Qatar does not come to Rotterdam, while around two-thirds of the LNG throughput in Rotterdam comes from the United States, it said.

Europe’s largest bunkering port recently reported a rise in LNG bunkering volumes in the first quarter of this year compared to the previous year, while bio-LNG bunkering volumes reached a new record high.

LNG bunkering volumes of 267,454 cubic meters rose 2.4 percent year-on-year in the January-March period.

This marks the second-highest quarterly LNG bunkering volumes following record 331,620 cbm in the third quarter of 2025.

It is worth noting that Dutch partners Gasunie and Vopak have recently made a final investment decision to build the fourth jetty at their Gate LNG terminal in the port of Rotterdam.

The new jetty will serve the LNG bunkering market.

The total investment in the project will reach 88 million euros ($104 million), with a planned start-up date at the end of 2028.