LNG VESSELS REGULATORY AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS

The purpose of this paper is to describe some of the regulatory and economic aspects of LNG vessel design, and to provide some background for the containment methods, the LNG-related systems and the basic design of this type of vessel.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at Gulf Section of SNAME.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Minorsky, V U
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 22 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container tanks; Economics; Freight handling; Freight security; Liquefied natural gas; Regulations; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety regulations
• Old TRIS Terms: Gas venting regulations; Lng handling; Lng regulations; Tank construction
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Law; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00032696
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1973 12:00AM