MARINE TRANSPORTATION OF LNG AND RELATED PRODUCTS

Deals with technical and practical aspects of contemporary marine transportation, tanker design for specialty cargoes, safety standards, and what the petroleum industry is doing to reduce accidental oil spills in rivers, estuaries and oceans of the world. Explains what LNG is, what it can do, and how with proper care it can be safely transported by special tankers and safely stored in properly designed storage tanks. Also deals with static electricity, cause and prevention of explosions and fire in cargo tanks, marine pollution, tanker safety and nuclear steam generators.

• Corporate Authors:

  Maritime Activity Reports Incorporated

  107 East 31st Street
  New York, NY  United States  10016
• Authors:
  • Wooler, R G
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 9
• Serial:
  • MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 24

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Liquefied gases; Liquefied natural gas; Marine safety; Oil spill cleanup; Prevention; Safety; Spills (Pollution); Tankers
• Old TRIS Terms: Lng safety; Lng spill prevention; Lng transportation; Oil spill control; Tanker safety
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00128832
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Reporter and Engineering News
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 21 1976 12:00AM