Massive machine begins trip from Port Manatee to Texas

The Air Products facility in Port Manatee hosted a moving party of sorts Feb. 4.

That’s when a Liquefied Natural Gas Heat Exchanger assembled in its facility officially hit the road, heading to Sabine Pass in Port Arthur, Texas. It’s one of three identical exchangers Air Products is providing, with the next one scheduled to leave Port Manatee in March. Officially known as a Liquefied Natural Gas Main Cryogenic Heat Exchanger, it’s a massive piece of machinery that unlocks natural gas through a cryogenic liquefying process. That, in turn, makes it economically feasible to ship the gas worldwide.