COASTWISE LNG IN JAPAN

It is described how the demand for liquefied natural gas on the part of Japan's many smaller utility companies may give rise to a new species of gas carrier. The cargo tank capacity of an optimal vessel of the type needed would be about 1,000 cubic meters. The navigation route would be limited to the coast and the voyage duration would be one to three days. Cargo transfer operations would be completed within a few hours and a shuttle service approach would be utilized to improve transport efficiency.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Publication Date: 1988-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 1-1/3p.
• Serial:
  • Hazardous Cargo Bulletin
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: No.11
  • ISSN: 0143-6864

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo ships; Carriers; Liquefied gases; Liquefied natural gas
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Coastal vessels
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00656478
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM