THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LNG SHIPS WITH REGARD TO SAFETY

Although the carriage of liquefied natural gas at sea is a specialised trade, the gas itself is no more dangerous than other volatile petroleum derivatives. However, as this trade has only been developed over the last 20 years or so, it has been possible to incorporate many safety features in the construction of these ships from the beginning, rather than waiting for a serious accident to show up a weakness in the particular design. This has led to a very good safety record with these ships and this article, abstracted from a paper presented before the International Tanker Safety Conference held by the International Chamber of Shipping, describes the general design and operation of LNG ships with regard to the safety factor.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Benn Brothers Marine Publications Limited

  Lyon Tower, 125 High Street, Colliers Wood
  London SW19 2JN,   England 
• Authors:
  • Filstead, C G
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 259-262
• Serial:
  • Shipping World & Shipbuilder
  • Volume: 165
  • Issue Number: 3866
  • Publisher: Seven Kings Publications, Limited
  • ISSN: 0037-3931
  • Serial URL: http://www.shippingworld.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cryogenics; Freight handling; Liquefied gases; Liquefied natural gas; Safety; Tankers
• Old TRIS Terms: Lng handling
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046142
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Shipping World and Shipbuilder, London
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 1973 12:00AM