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ISSN 2083-6473
ISSN 2083-6481 (electronic version)
Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Prof. Tomasz Neumann
Published by
TransNav, Faculty of Navigation
Gdynia Maritime University
3, John Paul II Avenue
81-345 Gdynia, POLAND
e-mail transnav@umg.edu.pl
Safety of Cargo Handling and Transport Liquefied Natural Gas by Sea. Dangerous Properties of LNG and Actual Situation of LNG Fleet
1 Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, Poland
ABSTRACT: Natural gas becomes very important source of energy. There is only one economical solution of transport natural gas to distant destination ? LNG ? Liquefied Natural Gas. The LNG fleet is growing very fast and fleet characteristic is changing. Very popular is myth that gas carriers are sailing bombs ? is it true? Properties of LNG compare with other liquid cargos show the true.
KEYWORDS: Safety at Sea, Cargo Handling, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), LNG Transportation, LNG Fleet, Safety of Cargo Handling, Dangerous Properties of LNG, LNG Carrier
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Citation note:
Starosta A.: Safety of Cargo Handling and Transport Liquefied Natural Gas by Sea. Dangerous Properties of LNG and Actual Situation of LNG Fleet. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 427-431, 2007
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