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​Neptune Deep Water Port
Höegh LNG and Suez LNG North America (now part of the merged entity GDF Suez) have designed a deep water port (DWP) Project for the delivery and regasification of LNG 10 miles off the coast of Massachusetts to meet New England's growing demand for natural gas, using SRV-technology that is safe, reliable, and environmentally sound.
Neptune consists of 2 SRV's, an offshore terminal with 2 buoys and associated pipelines to shore. Commisioning the ships have successfully been completed and the DWP is now in operation.
GDF Suez Neptune
GDF Suez Cape Ann

Höegh LNG and its partner MOL ordered two SRV's at Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea specifically for this project. These vessels are the most advanced of its kind, and are able to meet the most stringent environmental conditions in the world for the emissions during operations at DWP. In addition, the vessel received the "Green Passport" from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) certifying the environmental considerations taken when constructing, operating and ultimately disposing of the vessel.

The first vessel "GDF Suez Neptune", was delivered November 30, 2009 and the second vessel "GDF Suez Cape Ann", was delivered June 1, 2010.

The vessels incorporate the reinforced GTT MKIII cargo contaiment system with 145,000 cubic meters of cargo carrying-capacity at 100% volumes. They are fitted with three state-of-the-art regasification skids for a total output capacity of approximately 21 million standard cubic meters of natural gas per day (**), and are also fully capable of operating as standard LNG carriers.

 
Classification Det Norske Veritas
Length overall 280.00 m
Breadth moulded 43.40 m
Deadweight @ design draught 71 000 tonnes
Deadweight @ summer draught 81 000 tonnes
Service speed, 15% Sea Margin 19.5 knots
Cargo tanks 145 130 m3
Main engine DF medium speed engines
Number of tanks 4
Regas capacity max 250 mscf/day x 3