MYSTERY OF JAPAN'S MISSING LNG FLEET

Reviews Japanese supply and demand in considerable detail for LNG, LPG and methanol through 1979. Points out the lack of any projected LNG building during the period for Japanese service although major Japanese companies have technical licenses to do so. The issue is apparently whether methanol can be imported at a competitive price against other clean fuel and in a stable manner. Article notes that shipbuilders already have completed serious studies on building methanol carriers and major electric utilities have conducted tests on burning methanol as fuel.

• Corporate Authors:

  Intec Press Limited

  3 Station Parade
  Whyteleafe, Surrey,   England 
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 41-42
• Serial:
  • Tanker and Bulker International
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Intec Press Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fleet management; Foreign; Liquefied gases; Liquefied natural gas; Liquefied petroleum gas; Methanol; Tankers; Trade; Water transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Foreign maritime development; Lng trade; Methanol tankers
• Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00128919
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Intec Press Limited
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 4 1976 12:00AM