Gate terminal is Europe’s LNG hub - a professional access gateway for LNG that is supplied from across the world. The import terminal on Maasvlakte in Rotterdam contributes to the natural gas supply in the Netherlands and Northwest Europe. Gate terminal receives LNG for its customers, stores it, regasifies it and then supplies it to the gas transport network for distribution to households and industry.This first Dutch LNG import terminal has been operational since 2011 and has an annual… Show more Gate terminal is Europe’s LNG hub - a professional access gateway for LNG that is supplied from across the world. The import terminal on Maasvlakte in Rotterdam contributes to the natural gas supply in the Netherlands and Northwest Europe. Gate terminal receives LNG for its customers, stores it, regasifies it and then supplies it to the gas transport network for distribution to households and industry.This first Dutch LNG import terminal has been operational since 2011 and has an annual throughput capacity of 16 BCMA (12 BCMA firm & 4 BCMA interruptable). The Gate terminal capacity covers approximately a third of the national gas consumption. The terminal has three storage tanks, three jetties, three loading sites for lorries and an area in which LNG is converted into natural gas. Nederlandse Gasunie and Royal Vopak are initiators and partners in Gate terminal. Show less