Japan Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Intermodal Container Operations: Applicability to US Operations

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has proven advantages as a transportation fuel. However in the United States the use of this abundant product as a transportation fuel is limited by the number of liquefaction plants and the undeveloped supply chains that can distribute the product. One potential option for the distribution of LNG is by shipping it in containers either by truck, rail or aboard a vessel. Japan has operated a containerized LNG rail truck intermodal distribution systems since 2000. The results of field research in 2015 on the rail truck containerized intermodal system are given. An analysis is made of the operational characteristics, equipment and safety protocols used in Japan. An evaluation of the applicability of the Japanese LNG container model to the United States rail/truck intermodal container network is presented.

• Record URL:
  http://ctrf.ca/?page_id=3781
• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Transportation Research Forum

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• Authors:
  • Stewart, RD
  • Tada, H
• Conference:
  • Canadian Transportation Research Forum 51st Annual Conference - North American Transport Challenges in an Era of Change//Les défis des transports en Amérique du Nord à une aire de changement Toronto, Ontario, May 1-4, 2016
• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: 1 PDF file, 6.6 MB, 20p.
• Monograph Title: Canadian Transportation Research Forum 51st Annual Conference - North American Transport Challenges in an Era of Change//Les défis des transports en Amérique du Nord à une aire de changement Toronto, Ontario, May 1-4, 2016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Conferences; Freight transportation; Fuels; Intermodal transportation; Networks; Railroad transportation; Safety; Transportation; Trucks
• Geographic Terms: Canada; Japan
• ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 8531: Case study; 8525: Conference; 3850: Fuel; 1121: Intermodal transport (freight); 8053: Japan; 1236: Lorry; 1154: Network (transport); 1173: Rail bound transport; 1665: Safety
• Subject Areas: Energy; Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01647400
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TAC
• Created Date: Sep 28 2017 12:30PM