The article discusses the conditions for the maritime transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG). It covers, among other things, the components of the LNG chain, characterizing the vessels used for its transport and the terminals enabling its receipt and transshipment. The requirements for areas intended for the location of such terminals are presented, and the opportunities and threats that the construction of an LNG terminal in our country brings to Poland’s energy security are summarized.The Ministry of Economy, in the draft document “Poland’s Energy Security Policy until 2030,” defined Poland’s energy security as “ensuring stable supplies of fuels and energy at a level guaranteeing the satisfaction of national needs and at prices accepted by the economy and society, assuming optimal use of domestic energy resource reserves and through the diversification of sources and directions of supply of crude oil, liquid fuels, and gas”2. One of the conditions for improving the country’s energy security is therefore, according to the above document, the diversification of energy sources, including natural gas supplies. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine