Two brand-new 174,000-m³ gas carriers, Danuta Siedzikówna-Inka and Rotmistrz Witold Pilecki, have received their names at Hanwha Ocean's shipyard in the South Korean Geoje.

Each will be able to transport around 70,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per voyage. The Polish state-owned energy company received 81 LNG imports via the terminal in the Port of Świnoujście last year, 20 more shipments vs 2024, totalling nearly 6.0 million tonnes (+30% year-on-year).

"ORLEN is investing continuously in the energy security and independence of both Poland and the wider region. We are developing not only our own production, with successful exploration campaigns both domestically and on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, but also expanding our trading capabilities by growing our fleet. Each additional carrier enhances the flexibility of LNG transport to Poland and enables us to ensure stable supplies for Polish consumers and all our customers, while strengthening the energy security of the entire region," commented Ireneusz Fąfara, President of the ORLEN Management Board.

"ORLEN is also expanding its presence on the global LNG market. The company has already made deliveries to Japan, China, Thailand, Egypt, and terminals in Western Europe. The new carriers will enhance its logistics capabilities and enable even more active participation in global LNG trade," ORLEN added in a press brief.

"The company is also strengthening its gas reception capacity in the region. ORLEN uses capacity at the FSRU terminal in Klaipėda, from which regasified gas is transported to Poland via the Poland-Lithuania interconnector, with some volumes also directed to the Baltic States' markets."

"In parallel, domestic infrastructure is being developed. ORLEN has booked the entire regasification capacity of the floating LNG terminal in the Gdańsk Bay, which amounts to 6.1 billion m³ of gas per year. Once the facility is operational, the number of LNG cargoes received by the Group could increase by as many as 58 per year."