Fluxys LNG has launched a binding subscription process for 70 annual berthing slots at its expanded Zeebrugge import terminal in Belgium (pictured).

The LNG division of gas transmission outfit Fluxys is seeking contracts for between one and 20 years on the slots, which will be operational in early 2015 to coincide with the start-up of the terminal’s second jetty.

The jetty will add flexibility for capacity holders at the regasification terminal, which receives much of its import volumes from Qatar and is also active as a re-export facility.

The berthing slots, which will allow for both loading and unloading of LNG, are available for vessels as small as 3500 cbm in capacity, opening the terminal to shipping out more small-scale cargoes.

The maximum vessel...