Overview of performing shore-to-ship and ship-to-ship compatibility studies for LNG bunker vessels
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2022
Abstract
Stringent regulations and policies have prompted vessel operators and owners to direct the interests on developing greener vessels from oil-fuelled vessels to LNG-fuelled vessels. Consequently, the increasing demands for LNG, as the alternative fuel for vessels, have led to the booming development of LNG carriers or bunker vessels. LNG transfer operations, including loading and bunkering operations, are the major operations taking place on LNG carriers and bunker vessels. As these operations involve in between vessels (ship-to-ship) and terminals (shore-to-ship), compatibility issues should be anticipated and hence, proper compatibility studies should be performed prior to vessel construction stage. Since there are no standard guidelines and procedures of performing compatibility studies, it is the intent of the present article to provide an overview of performing shore-to-ship and ship-to-ship compatibility studies.
Keywords
Bunker vessel, compatibility, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), ship-to-ship, shore-to-ship
Divisions
mechanical
Funders
none
Publication Title
Journal Of Marine Engineering And Technology
Volume
21
Issue
5
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publisher Location
2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OR14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND