There the unit will undergo site specific modifications before departing to its project destination to commence its long-term employment mid-2018 in line with its time charter commitments. This is an important step in the successful implementation of the barge-based regasification strategy of EXMAR. The FSRU is the first, new built regasification barge in the world, built on a speculative basis by EXMAR, and the FSRU was able to obtain a long-term contract prior to her delivery from the yard.