| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 114072000 | Freighters | 59 |
| 20080202402 | SYSTEM FOR RAPID, SECURE TARNSPORT OF CARGO BY SEA, AND MONOHULL FAST SHIP AND ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING CARGO ON A SHIP - A system for rapid, secure transport of cargo by sea includes a monohull fast ship and an arrangement for loading and unloading cargo through an opening in the stern of the ship and along a driving surface of a cargo carrying deck of the ship. The arrangement includes a self-propelled, automatically guided vehicle for carrying cargo to be transported during loading and unloading of the ship and a self-contained security scanning system on the vehicle for maintaining control and surveillance of cargo in transit on the vehicle. The ship includes a reader grid of ship communication system on the cargo carrying deck to which continued control and surveillance of the cargo can be handed off from the vehicle scanning system. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090241821 | Pallet storage installation for stock keeping of goods to be stored, in particular for the use in ships - A pallet storage installation for stock keeping of goods to be stored for use in a ship includes storage rows placed on both sides of a storage aisle, a transport device movable in the storage aisle for storing in and out pallets with a carrier plate into the storage rows, wherein storage rows for forming several store rooms separated by walls which can be separated by walls are placed on both sides of the storage aisle, wherein each pallet is configured as a box with a carrier plate and with side walls, whereby the carrier plate is provided with stands placed in the carrier plate corner areas. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20110041749 | SHIP - A roll-on and roll-off ship comprising a front part, a rear part and a central part is disclosed. The ship is arranged with holds adapted to accommodate containers etc. in the front part and in the rear parts and roll on/roll off cargo in the central part of the ship. The central part extends from the tank top to a level above the weather deck. A ramp is provided in the aft part of the ship, and the roll on/roll off cargo transits from the ramp to the third cargo hold section via a passageway arranged in the aft part of the ship. The passageway may be arranged as a tunnel, which may be adapted to support cargo stowed above the passageway. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20120090520 | SHIP | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120137945 | TRIMARAN VEHICLE DECK ARRANGEMENT - A multi-hulled vessel ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20130180442 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING CARGO - The present invention relates to a system for handling cargo on board and to/from a vessel, wherein said system includes a cargo vessel with a plurality of cargo decks, a number of side doors, a cargo elevator located inside each side door communicating with said cargo decks, and a crane located inside each side door, the system further includes a number of standardized cargo load platforms with legs, the cargo load platforms being adapted to store cargo, the cargo load platforms being stored on the cargo decks in slots along the sides of the vessel and transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vessel and with a passageway between the slots along the longitudinal axis of the vessel, the system further includes a number of trolleys adapted to transport the load platforms between the slots and the cargo elevators. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130220194 | MULTIPLE-SIZED BOX STORAGE PONTOON RACK VESSEL - A box storage pontoon rack vessel allows a paddler to carry more items without compromising the capacity restrictions and maneuverability of a kayak. The box storage can be made in a plurality of containers that can be made waterproof. The plurality of containers can be designed in multiple sizes to assist in storing various sized items in their own containers. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130233227 | SHIP COMPRISING FASTENING MEANS ARRANGED IN A GRID OVER THE CARGO AREA - The invention concerns a ship, in particular a cargo ship, having a load surface for receiving load items, in particular piece goods. The invention concerns in particular a ship whose load surface has a plurality of receiving means which can be connected to fixing means and which are distributed in a grid over the load surface. The invention further concerns a floor element for a ship, in particular a cargo ship, and a securing element. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140137782 | STORAGE TANK FOR LIQUIFIED MATERIALS AND SHIP COMPRISING SAME - A liquid cargo storage tank and a ship including the same are provided. The liquid cargo storage tank according to the present invention comprises: a body installed in a hull of a ship and having a liquid cargo receiving space by forming a space between the body and the hull; and a reinforcing plate installed in the lower part of the body in a state of being spaced apart from the underside of the body to be a floor of the liquid cargo receiving space. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140283726 | Modular Payload Boxes and Autonomous Water Vehicle Configured to Accept Same - A modular payload system for an autonomous water vehicle includes a hull formed with a recessed portion that extends longitudinally over a region where a transverse cross section of a lower portion of the recess is constant along the region. A plurality of payload boxes are sized to fit in the recess and be distributed along the longitudinal axis. A transverse cross section of a lower portion of each payload box is configured complementarily with the lower portion of the recess. The payload boxes can be sized so that one payload box has a longitudinal dimension that is an integral multiple of the longitudinal dimension of the second payload box. The payload boxes can have complementarily positioned external electrical connectors to allow a jumper cable to serially connect the payload boxes. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140352592 | METHOD OF TRANSPORTING A HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE SYSTEM - The present invention is concerned with a method of transporting a hydroelectric turbine system, and a vessel suitable for use in implementing said method, whereby the vessel comprises a raised or raisable section, which enables the vessel to pass over a portion of a base of the hydroelectric turbine system, when located in a flooded dry dock, which portion of the base projects above the water line in the dock. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140366792 | MOBILE BARGE AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF MOBILE BARGE - A vessel comprising a primary platform ( | 12-18-2014 |
| 114073000 | Bulk cargo | 47 |
| 20160068235 | INDEPENDENT TANK WITH CURVATURE CHANGE SECTION, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR INDEPENDENT TANK - Provided is an independent tank, and a manufacturing method therefor, for which local bending stress occurring on the vicinity of a boundary portion (welded portion) can be reduced without increasing plate thickness. An independent tank has at least one curvature change portion in which the curvature along the axial direction of plate members that form the tank changes along the axial direction. Both the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the plate member on the small curvature side are not flush with respect to the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the plate member on the large curvature side. The plate thickness center of the plate member on the small curvature side is offset toward the radial direction inner side or the radial direction outer side with respect to the plate thickness center of the plate on the large curvature side. | 03-10-2016 |
| 114074000 | Liquid | 46 |
| 20090114142 | Vessel for Transport of Compressed Natural Gas - Vessel comprising a number of composite storage tanks for transport of compressed natural gas (CNG) or a combination of gas and liquid, which tanks have an elongated, cylindrical intermediate section and a lower end and an upper end, the tanks being arranged side-by-side vertically standing in the vessel, distinguished in that the hull, the bulkheads and the deck of the vessel form a closed space enveloping all tanks except from the upper end of each tank or selected tanks, for which tanks the upper end extends sealingly out of the closed space,
| 05-07-2009 |
| 20100012015 | STORAGE TANK CONTAINING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS WITH BUTANE - Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100018453 | Long Tank FSRU/FLSV/LNGC - A method and apparatus for storing liquid within a storage tank such that a natural resonance of fluid motion of the stored fluid falls between natural resonance periods of a floating vessel that includes the storage tank. As a result, resonant energy of the floating vessel imparted to fluid stored in the storage tank may be controlled and sloshing loads may be reduced, thereby avoiding damage to the floating vessel. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100050925 | COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS BARGE - The present invention is directed to a maritime vessel that uses a solid or semi-solid material to enclose substantially natural gas storage vessels in the hold of the vessel. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100139547 | PIPING STRUCTURE FOR OIL TANKER - An ore/coal carrier is provided with piping passages | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100162939 | LNG TANKER AND METHOD FOR MARINE TRANSPORTATION OF LNG - An LNG tanker is provided which can have larger tank capacity for its hull size, be easily built, and reduce the sloshing in membrane type tanks during a heavy weather. The foremost LNG tank is made in a spherical independent type ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100275834 | DISSIMILAR JOINT STRUCTURE, TANK SKIRT INCLUDING DISSIMILAR JOINT STRUCTURE, TRANSPORT SHIP INCLUDING TANK SKIRT, AND METHOD FOR JOINING DISSIMILAR METAL MEMBERS - A dissimilar joint structure | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110011329 | LNG CARRIER HAVING AN LNG LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEM - An LNG carrier having an LNG loading and unloading system includes a submerged turret loading (STL) system for introducing and discharging a natural gas; a liquefaction plant for liquefying the natural gas introduced through the submerged turret loading system into a cryogenic liquefied natural gas; at least one self-supporting storage tank installed in the LNG carrier for storing the liquefied natural gas, the self-supporting storage tank arranged in such a manner that the liquefied natural gas is loaded to and unloaded from the LNG carrier through the self-supporting storage tank; and at least one membrane type storage tank arranged in a neighboring relationship with the self-supporting storage tank, the membrane type storage tank kept in fluid communication with the self-supporting storage tank. The LNG carrier further includes a regasification plant for regasifying the liquefied natural gas stored in the self-supporting storage tank. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110220003 | Ship or floating support equipped with a device for attenuating movements of liquid contents - A ship or floating support for carrying or storing liquid consisting of a liquefied gas, preferably chosen from methane, ethylene, propane, and butane, cooled in a large tank that is preferably cylindrical and of polygonal cross-section, that is thermally insulated, and of large size with at least its smallest dimension in the horizontal direction, in particular its width, being greater than 20 m and preferably in the range 25 m to 50 m, and presenting a volume greater than 10,000 m | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110277678 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TOWED VESSEL SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTING LIQUIDS - A portable towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in navigation and storage of the device, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, and means for emptying and deflating a towed vessel. Aspects of the present invention further include the ability to quickly fill and evacuate a towed vessel and features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of fluid to be transported. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110308444 | FLOATING OFFSHORE STRUCTURE - A floating offshore structure is disclosed. The floating offshore structure, which is for drilling or production, includes a semi-submerged platform body in the shape of a cylinder that is extended vertically above and below the sea level. The platform body is formed with a concave part that reduces its cross-sectional area. The concave part is discontinuously formed along an external circumferential surface of the platform body. The depth of submergence of the platform body is adjusted so that the water line is located at the concave part in an extreme marine condition. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110315067 | BARGE OIL SKIMMER - An oil skimming water vessel having a hull and deck forming one or more interior compartments, wherein the hull comprising a bow or forward section, a mid-section, a stern or aft section, and an oil skimmer assembly, and wherein either or both of the bow or aft section constructed having a rake bottom shell. The oil skimmer assembly having first and second separated side walls (SKEG) extending vertically down from the rake bottom shell, a skimmer bottom plate extending between and affixed at the lower end sections of each of the side walls (SKEG) wherein the skimmer bottom plate having at least one discharge opening in its leading edge section, and a weir plate assembly. The rake bottom shell having at least one standpipe opening to which a standpipe attaches and extends vertically to a corresponding vessel deck opening. The weir plate assembly including a weir plate extending upward from the skimmer bottom plate between and affixed to the first and second side walls, the weir plate positioned between the discharge openings and the one or more standpipe openings. The weir plate with the side walls, the skimmer bottom plate, and the rake bottom shell forming an entrance to receive skimmed oil-containing water and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the weir plate to collect the skimmed oil-containing water passing over the top edge of the weir plate. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120090527 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN LNG FUELLED MARINE VESSEL AND A CORRESPONDING MARINE VESSEL - A method for operating an LNG fuelled marine vessel having a propulsion system, a power plant and an LNG storage tank, whereby LNG is supplied as a gas fuel from the LNG storage tank to the power plant. The marine vessel deploys a fixed LNG storage tank and a removable LNG storage tank on board the marine vessel. In order to facilitate bunkering, the removable LNG storage tank is removed and replaced by another removable LNG storage tank at a bunkering facility. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120137955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTAINERIZED TRANSPORT OF LIQUIDS BY MARINE VESSEL - A marine vessel, and a system and method of using the marine vessel, to facilitate the introduction of bulk liquid commodities, such as LNG, into the established and extensive worldwide intermodal transportation system, which is based on containerized shipments. The marine vessel is a specialized vessel, of either ship or barge form, that is capable of holding a large number of ISO-sized intermodal LNG tanks and is configured so as to have at one and the same time characteristics of both a tanker vessel (e.g., a gas carrier) and a container vessel. The intermodal LNG tanks connect to a piping system of the marine vessel and are thereby interconnected in such a manner that allows the interconnected intermodal LNG tanks to behave as if they constitute a typical LNG vessel bulk liquid tank to facilitate efficient loading at a typical marine LNG terminal The containerized intermodal LNG tanks are capable of discharging liquids to a marine terminal as if in a bulk mode, or of being disconnected from the common interconnection system to allow lift-off discharge of the intermodal LNG tanks at a typical cargo container port so that the intermodal LNG tanks can enter the existing intermodal transportation system for further distribution to the end user by other marine vessels, over-the-road truck, or by rail. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120255481 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TANKS IN A CARGO SHIP - There are disclosed systems and methods for supporting cargo tanks within the hold of a liquefied gas carrier by establishing a series of spaced-apart pedestals along the longitudinal axis of a tank, said pedestals positioned in conjunction with the ship's structural components. These pedestals are of wood or other suitable thermal insulating and load bearing material fixed to the tank below its circumferential diameter along both the starboard and port tank sides. The pedestals rest on structural longitudinal stringers laying port and starboard in the horizontal plane and fixed and supported by the ship's hull structure. Longitudinal and transverse pedestal movement is controlled by stops attached to the stringers at one or more of the pedestals. The stops contact the pedestals via bearing pads which constrain the pedestal in one direction but permit its movement in another. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130118396 | CARGO HOLD STRUCTURE FOR A CRUDE OIL CARRIER - A cargo hold structure for an oil tanker is provided, in which a plurality of vertical webs that is mounted on longitudinal bulkheads of the cargo hold in a height direction of a hull is made wide and horizontal girders which connect the vertical webs to each other and support them, thereby controlling the sloshing load of the cargo hold and improving the structural strength of the cargo hold without having to mount crossties. The cargo hold structure includes a longitudinal bulkhead ( | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130152845 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TOWED VESSEL SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTING LIQUIDS - A portable towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in navigation and storage of the device, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, and means for emptying and deflating a towed vessel. Aspects of the present invention further include the ability to quickly fill and evacuate a towed vessel and features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of fluid to be transported. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130192510 | SHIP FOR TRANSPORTING A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS STORAGE CONTAINER - An LNG storage container carrier includes: one or more cargo holds provided on a hull such that upper portions thereof are opened; a plurality of first and second upper supports installed on the cargo holds in a width direction and a length direction to partition the upper portions of the cargo holds into a plurality of openings, wherein storage containers are vertically inserted into the openings and supported; and a lower support installed under the cargo holds and supporting the bottoms of the storage containers inserted into the openings. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently and stably transport the storage containers storing LNG or PLNG pressurized at a predetermined pressure. Such storage containers may be transported through simple modification of the existing container carrier. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140033963 | Method and System for a Towed Vessel Suitable for Transporting Liquids - A towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in the transportation, navigation, and storage of the towable vessel, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, power supply devices and methods, and means for filling, inflating, emptying, and deflating a non-rigid, towed vessel. Aspects of embodiments of the present invention further include features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of the fluid to be transported. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140053770 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTAINERIZED TRANSPORT OF LIQUIDS BY MARINE VESSEL - A specialized vessel, of either ship or barge form, that is capable of holding a large number of ISO-sized intermodal LNG tanks and is configured to have the characteristics of both a tanker vessel (e.g., a gas carrier) and a container vessel. The intermodal LNG tanks connect to a piping system of the marine vessel and are thereby interconnected so as to allow the interconnected intermodal LNG tanks to behave as if they constitute a typical LNG vessel bulk liquid tank to facilitate efficient loading at a typical marine LNG terminal. The containerized intermodal LNG tanks are capable of discharging liquids to a marine terminal as if in a bulk mode, or of being disconnected from the common interconnection system to allow lift-off discharge of the intermodal LNG tanks at a typical cargo container port so that the intermodal LNG tanks can enter the existing intermodal transportation system. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140150707 | Device for Passing a Fluid in a Tank and Having Such a Device Equipped Vessel - An apparatus ( | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140299039 | SHIPPING METHOD FOR CO2 STORAGE AND IMPORT OF CNG - Disclosed is a method of transporting CO | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140318434 | VERSATILE TRANSPORT-DELIVERY VESSEL SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a versatile transport-cargo vessel system configured for travel on water. The vessel system either includes a single self propelled vessel or a tugboat section and a barge section configured to interlock. The self propelled vessel or the barge section is configured to carry liquefied natural gas and at least one additional cargo. The additional cargo may include a cargo for resupplying another vessel. The cargo may include at least one of marine gas oil, lubricant, distillates, bio-fuels and water. The disclosure also relates to a method of resupplying a second vessel using the versatile transport-delivery vessel. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150090176 | RAIL SYSTEM OF AN OIL SUPPLY SHIP, A METHOD OF POSITIONING AND ARRESTING A HOSE, AND AN OIL SUPPLY SHIP - A rail system ( | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150128844 | TYPE-4 TANK FOR CNG CONTAINMENT - The present invention relates to a pressure vessel for containing or transporting pressurized gas. More particularly it relates to such vessels for containing or transporting compressed natural gas. The present invention also relates to a method of storing or transporting gas onshore or offshore. Moreover, the present invention relates to a vehicle for transporting gas, in particular compressed natural gas. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150367915 | LNG CARRIER CONSTRUCTION METHOD - A structural block is fabricated with necessary components and structure for LNG storage and/or process. The structural block may be an LNG tank with the same configuration as that in an LNG carrier. The structural block may also be a regasification plant or a liquefaction plant to be used for LNG process. An existing vessel, e.g. an LNG carrier, is cut apart to form a forward section and an aft section. The forward section and the aft section are moved away from each other to form a space therebetween. The structural block is then placed into the space and jointed to the forward and aft sections, by welding for example, to form an integrated new vessel. The structural block provides the new vessel with increased LNG storage and transportation capabilities as well as regasification and/or liquefaction process facilities to meet the increased demand for LNG storage, transportation and processing. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160031531 | LNG Ship or LPG Ship - To obtain an economical hull structure by employing an independent prismatic tank having a large tank volume with respect to a ship size and reducing material cost. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160069516 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF SHIP TANK, AND LIQUEFIED GAS CARRIER - A support structure of a ship tank includes: a curved surface facing an outer peripheral surface of a horizontal type cylindrical tank; and a pair of support units supporting the tank on the curved surface. Each of the support units includes: a plurality of cylindrical elements arranged in a circumferential direction of the tank such that an axial direction of each of the cylindrical elements coincides with a radial direction of the tank; a plurality of inner members each holding an end portion of a corresponding one of the cylindrical elements at the tank side; and a plurality of outer members each holding an end portion of a corresponding one of the cylindrical elements at an opposite side to the tank. The inner members are fixed to the tank. The outer members of one of the support units are configured such that displacement of the outer members in an axial direction of the tank relative to the curved surface is restricted. The outer members of the other one of the support units are configured to be slidable on the curved surface in the axial direction of the tank. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20080196655 | Vessels - In a process of construction of a twin-hulled vessel ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090199759 | STORAGE TANK CONTAINING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS WITH BUTANE - Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090199760 | Liquefied gas tank with a central hub in the bottom structure - The present invention comprises a tank for liquefied gases or a so-called cryogenic tank ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100012014 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TANKS IN A CARGO SHIP - There are disclosed systems and methods for supporting cargo tanks within the hold of a liquefied gas carrier by establishing a series of spaced-apart pedestals along the longitudinal axis of a tank, said pedestals positioned in conjunction with the ship's structural components. These pedestals are of wood or other suitable thermal insulating and load bearing material fixed to the tank below its circumferential diameter along both the starboard and port tank sides. The pedestals rest on structural longitudinal stringers laying port and starboard in the horizontal plane and fixed and supported by the ship's hull structure. Longitudinal and transverse pedestal movement is controlled by stops attached to the stringers at one or more of the pedestals. The stops contact the pedestals via bearing pads which constrain the pedestal in one direction but permit its movement in another. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110192339 | HULL CONVERSION OF EXISTING VESSELS FOR TANK INTEGRATION - The present disclosure relates to hull conversion of existing vessel for tank integration to allow storage of multiple hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon products onboard the existing vessel. In a converted vessel, a first liquefied hydrocarbon fluid may be stored in an added independent tank, while a second hydrocarbon fluid or a non-hydrocarbon fluid may be stored in an un-converted carge tank, which can be any one of a centre cargo tank, a port side tank or a starboard side tank. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110277677 | CONTAINER - The invention relates to a container for storage and transport of liquids with the aim of maintaining the temperature of the liquid as constant as possible by insulation, the insulation ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20130092073 | SUPPORT OF TANKS IN VESSELS - A system for support of a vertical cargo tank resting on an insulation layer against the hull of a vessel is arranged such that vertical forces are supported through the base of the tank. Horizontal forces are supported by support point pairs. These pairs are designed to direct applied forces generally through the middle of the shell of the tank in order not to apply bending moment to the shell of the tank. The base of the tank is flexible to generally distribute transferring forces from the tank directly to the bottom of the vessel in order not to apply bending moment to the shell of the tank or to the bottom of the vessel. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130255562 | WATERTIGHTNESS BARRIER FOR A WALL OF A TANK - A method of creating a watertightness barrier for a wall of a watertightened thermally insulating tank, involves steps of: arranging a repeating structure including alternately a strip of sheet metal and an elongate welding flange connected to the support surface, so that the turned-up lateral edges of the strip of sheet metal are positioned against the adjacent welding flanges, welding the turned-up lateral edge to the welding flange using a straight welded seam along a first longitudinal portion, continuing the straight welded seam with an end portion which is deviated in the direction of an upper edge corner, and producing a watertight edge corner welded seam along a second longitudinal portion of the strip of sheet metal such that the edge corner welded seam watertightly meets the end portion of the welded seam. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140174333 | LNG TANK MOUNTED ON LNG SHIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided a LNG ship that is manufactured in a short construction period by assembling a LNG tank on land and mounting the LNG tank in a hold of the ship. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140299038 | CARGO TANK FOR EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURE SUBSTANCE CARRIER - A cargo tank for an extremely low temperature substance carrier according to the present invention arranges a first cargo tank wall having a primary corrugated panel to prevent cracks caused by contraction and easily absorb impact caused by liquefied gas sloshing to prevent defects occurring in the cargo tank, forms auxiliary corrugation on each of the first, second and third cargo tank walls to prevent defects caused by contraction and more easily absorb impact caused by liquefied gas sloshing, and selectively applies the first to third cargo tank walls having different structures to respective parts of the cargo tank where different sloshing phenomena occur to improve reliability of the cargo tank. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140373770 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTAINMENT OF LIQUID NATURAL GAS (LNG) - The present invention relates to an arrangement for containment of liquid natural gas (LNG) in a hull compartment of a marine construction, comprising a self-supporting primary barrier, a secondary barrier surrounding the self-supporting primary barrier, and an access space between the self-supporting primary barrier and the secondary barrier, wherein the self-supporting primary barrier is a liquid-tight self-supporting LNG tank and is connected with the hull compartment by support devices penetrating the secondary barrier, the secondary barrier is a liquid-tight thermal insulation connected with the interior surface of the hull nd is sealed to the support devices by a flexible liquid tight seal, so that the self-supporting primary barrier and the secondary barrier are separately connected with the hull compartment to prevent transfer of forces between the primary barrier and the secondary barrier. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150354756 | SEALED AND THERMALLY INSULATING WALL FOR A TANK FOR STORING FLUID - A sealed and thermally insulating wall for a tank for storing fluid includes a heat-insulating panel and a sealing plate. The inner face of the heat-insulating panel has a stress-relieving slot. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150375830 | TANK WALL COMPRISING A THROUGH-ELEMENT - A sealed and thermally insulated tank arranged in a bearing structure ( | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160159450 | FLOATING MARINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a floating structure and a temperature control method of a floating structure. In more detail, the floating structure includes a cofferdam provided between a plurality of LNG storage tanks installed in at least one row in a length direction of a hull, in which a temperature of the cofferdam is controlled to be temperature below 0° C. to decrease a boil-off rate (BOR) generated by transferring heat from the cofferdam into the plurality of LNG storage tanks. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160200402 | SEALED, THERMALLY INSULATING VESSEL COMPRISING A CORNER PART | 07-14-2016 |
| 20130206053 | Cargo Hold Of A Vessel For Transporting Liquefied Gas - A cargo tank for a liquefied gas carrier ship includes: a main wall surrounding a receiving space in which the liquefied gas is received; a panel assembly surrounding the main wall; and an outer wall surrounding the panel assembly. The panel assembly includes: a plurality of first thermal insulating panels; a plurality of first auxiliary walls; a plurality of second thermal insulating panels fixed on second surfaces of the first auxiliary walls; a bridge pad disposed between the second thermal insulating panels; and a second auxiliary wall located between the bridge pad and the first auxiliary walls. The first thermal insulating panel and the first auxiliary wall are adhered to each other, and a first stress dispersion region prevents the first auxiliary wall or the second auxiliary wall from being damaged due to thermal expansions or contractions of the first thermal insulating panels and the bridge pad. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140190393 | TANK SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND FLOATING CONSTRUCTION - A tank support structure includes an inclined surface ( | 07-10-2014 |
| 20150007763 | Ultra large marine floating system - A method to improve the safety and comfort of an ultra large marine floating system is provided. The ultra large marine floating system has a length of 350 to 550 m, a width of 45 to 80 m, and a depth of 25 to 35 m. The ultra large marine floating system has a tank zone and a plant zone that are visibly separated from one another. Additionally, the tank zone has LNG storage tanks, self-supporting spherical (MOSS type) tanks, a membrane tank arranged in a hold, and the plant zone includes a liquefied natural gas plant. | 01-08-2015 |
| 114074000 | Floating tank | 3 |
| 20090114142 | Vessel for Transport of Compressed Natural Gas - Vessel comprising a number of composite storage tanks for transport of compressed natural gas (CNG) or a combination of gas and liquid, which tanks have an elongated, cylindrical intermediate section and a lower end and an upper end, the tanks being arranged side-by-side vertically standing in the vessel, distinguished in that the hull, the bulkheads and the deck of the vessel form a closed space enveloping all tanks except from the upper end of each tank or selected tanks, for which tanks the upper end extends sealingly out of the closed space,
| 05-07-2009 |
| 20100012015 | STORAGE TANK CONTAINING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS WITH BUTANE - Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100018453 | Long Tank FSRU/FLSV/LNGC - A method and apparatus for storing liquid within a storage tank such that a natural resonance of fluid motion of the stored fluid falls between natural resonance periods of a floating vessel that includes the storage tank. As a result, resonant energy of the floating vessel imparted to fluid stored in the storage tank may be controlled and sloshing loads may be reduced, thereby avoiding damage to the floating vessel. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100050925 | COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS BARGE - The present invention is directed to a maritime vessel that uses a solid or semi-solid material to enclose substantially natural gas storage vessels in the hold of the vessel. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100139547 | PIPING STRUCTURE FOR OIL TANKER - An ore/coal carrier is provided with piping passages | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100162939 | LNG TANKER AND METHOD FOR MARINE TRANSPORTATION OF LNG - An LNG tanker is provided which can have larger tank capacity for its hull size, be easily built, and reduce the sloshing in membrane type tanks during a heavy weather. The foremost LNG tank is made in a spherical independent type ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100275834 | DISSIMILAR JOINT STRUCTURE, TANK SKIRT INCLUDING DISSIMILAR JOINT STRUCTURE, TRANSPORT SHIP INCLUDING TANK SKIRT, AND METHOD FOR JOINING DISSIMILAR METAL MEMBERS - A dissimilar joint structure | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110011329 | LNG CARRIER HAVING AN LNG LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEM - An LNG carrier having an LNG loading and unloading system includes a submerged turret loading (STL) system for introducing and discharging a natural gas; a liquefaction plant for liquefying the natural gas introduced through the submerged turret loading system into a cryogenic liquefied natural gas; at least one self-supporting storage tank installed in the LNG carrier for storing the liquefied natural gas, the self-supporting storage tank arranged in such a manner that the liquefied natural gas is loaded to and unloaded from the LNG carrier through the self-supporting storage tank; and at least one membrane type storage tank arranged in a neighboring relationship with the self-supporting storage tank, the membrane type storage tank kept in fluid communication with the self-supporting storage tank. The LNG carrier further includes a regasification plant for regasifying the liquefied natural gas stored in the self-supporting storage tank. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110220003 | Ship or floating support equipped with a device for attenuating movements of liquid contents - A ship or floating support for carrying or storing liquid consisting of a liquefied gas, preferably chosen from methane, ethylene, propane, and butane, cooled in a large tank that is preferably cylindrical and of polygonal cross-section, that is thermally insulated, and of large size with at least its smallest dimension in the horizontal direction, in particular its width, being greater than 20 m and preferably in the range 25 m to 50 m, and presenting a volume greater than 10,000 m | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110277678 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TOWED VESSEL SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTING LIQUIDS - A portable towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in navigation and storage of the device, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, and means for emptying and deflating a towed vessel. Aspects of the present invention further include the ability to quickly fill and evacuate a towed vessel and features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of fluid to be transported. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110308444 | FLOATING OFFSHORE STRUCTURE - A floating offshore structure is disclosed. The floating offshore structure, which is for drilling or production, includes a semi-submerged platform body in the shape of a cylinder that is extended vertically above and below the sea level. The platform body is formed with a concave part that reduces its cross-sectional area. The concave part is discontinuously formed along an external circumferential surface of the platform body. The depth of submergence of the platform body is adjusted so that the water line is located at the concave part in an extreme marine condition. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110315067 | BARGE OIL SKIMMER - An oil skimming water vessel having a hull and deck forming one or more interior compartments, wherein the hull comprising a bow or forward section, a mid-section, a stern or aft section, and an oil skimmer assembly, and wherein either or both of the bow or aft section constructed having a rake bottom shell. The oil skimmer assembly having first and second separated side walls (SKEG) extending vertically down from the rake bottom shell, a skimmer bottom plate extending between and affixed at the lower end sections of each of the side walls (SKEG) wherein the skimmer bottom plate having at least one discharge opening in its leading edge section, and a weir plate assembly. The rake bottom shell having at least one standpipe opening to which a standpipe attaches and extends vertically to a corresponding vessel deck opening. The weir plate assembly including a weir plate extending upward from the skimmer bottom plate between and affixed to the first and second side walls, the weir plate positioned between the discharge openings and the one or more standpipe openings. The weir plate with the side walls, the skimmer bottom plate, and the rake bottom shell forming an entrance to receive skimmed oil-containing water and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the weir plate to collect the skimmed oil-containing water passing over the top edge of the weir plate. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120090527 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN LNG FUELLED MARINE VESSEL AND A CORRESPONDING MARINE VESSEL - A method for operating an LNG fuelled marine vessel having a propulsion system, a power plant and an LNG storage tank, whereby LNG is supplied as a gas fuel from the LNG storage tank to the power plant. The marine vessel deploys a fixed LNG storage tank and a removable LNG storage tank on board the marine vessel. In order to facilitate bunkering, the removable LNG storage tank is removed and replaced by another removable LNG storage tank at a bunkering facility. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120137955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTAINERIZED TRANSPORT OF LIQUIDS BY MARINE VESSEL - A marine vessel, and a system and method of using the marine vessel, to facilitate the introduction of bulk liquid commodities, such as LNG, into the established and extensive worldwide intermodal transportation system, which is based on containerized shipments. The marine vessel is a specialized vessel, of either ship or barge form, that is capable of holding a large number of ISO-sized intermodal LNG tanks and is configured so as to have at one and the same time characteristics of both a tanker vessel (e.g., a gas carrier) and a container vessel. The intermodal LNG tanks connect to a piping system of the marine vessel and are thereby interconnected in such a manner that allows the interconnected intermodal LNG tanks to behave as if they constitute a typical LNG vessel bulk liquid tank to facilitate efficient loading at a typical marine LNG terminal The containerized intermodal LNG tanks are capable of discharging liquids to a marine terminal as if in a bulk mode, or of being disconnected from the common interconnection system to allow lift-off discharge of the intermodal LNG tanks at a typical cargo container port so that the intermodal LNG tanks can enter the existing intermodal transportation system for further distribution to the end user by other marine vessels, over-the-road truck, or by rail. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120255481 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TANKS IN A CARGO SHIP - There are disclosed systems and methods for supporting cargo tanks within the hold of a liquefied gas carrier by establishing a series of spaced-apart pedestals along the longitudinal axis of a tank, said pedestals positioned in conjunction with the ship's structural components. These pedestals are of wood or other suitable thermal insulating and load bearing material fixed to the tank below its circumferential diameter along both the starboard and port tank sides. The pedestals rest on structural longitudinal stringers laying port and starboard in the horizontal plane and fixed and supported by the ship's hull structure. Longitudinal and transverse pedestal movement is controlled by stops attached to the stringers at one or more of the pedestals. The stops contact the pedestals via bearing pads which constrain the pedestal in one direction but permit its movement in another. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130118396 | CARGO HOLD STRUCTURE FOR A CRUDE OIL CARRIER - A cargo hold structure for an oil tanker is provided, in which a plurality of vertical webs that is mounted on longitudinal bulkheads of the cargo hold in a height direction of a hull is made wide and horizontal girders which connect the vertical webs to each other and support them, thereby controlling the sloshing load of the cargo hold and improving the structural strength of the cargo hold without having to mount crossties. The cargo hold structure includes a longitudinal bulkhead ( | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130152845 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TOWED VESSEL SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTING LIQUIDS - A portable towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in navigation and storage of the device, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, and means for emptying and deflating a towed vessel. Aspects of the present invention further include the ability to quickly fill and evacuate a towed vessel and features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of fluid to be transported. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130192510 | SHIP FOR TRANSPORTING A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS STORAGE CONTAINER - An LNG storage container carrier includes: one or more cargo holds provided on a hull such that upper portions thereof are opened; a plurality of first and second upper supports installed on the cargo holds in a width direction and a length direction to partition the upper portions of the cargo holds into a plurality of openings, wherein storage containers are vertically inserted into the openings and supported; and a lower support installed under the cargo holds and supporting the bottoms of the storage containers inserted into the openings. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently and stably transport the storage containers storing LNG or PLNG pressurized at a predetermined pressure. Such storage containers may be transported through simple modification of the existing container carrier. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140033963 | Method and System for a Towed Vessel Suitable for Transporting Liquids - A towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in the transportation, navigation, and storage of the towable vessel, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, power supply devices and methods, and means for filling, inflating, emptying, and deflating a non-rigid, towed vessel. Aspects of embodiments of the present invention further include features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of the fluid to be transported. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140053770 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTAINERIZED TRANSPORT OF LIQUIDS BY MARINE VESSEL - A specialized vessel, of either ship or barge form, that is capable of holding a large number of ISO-sized intermodal LNG tanks and is configured to have the characteristics of both a tanker vessel (e.g., a gas carrier) and a container vessel. The intermodal LNG tanks connect to a piping system of the marine vessel and are thereby interconnected so as to allow the interconnected intermodal LNG tanks to behave as if they constitute a typical LNG vessel bulk liquid tank to facilitate efficient loading at a typical marine LNG terminal. The containerized intermodal LNG tanks are capable of discharging liquids to a marine terminal as if in a bulk mode, or of being disconnected from the common interconnection system to allow lift-off discharge of the intermodal LNG tanks at a typical cargo container port so that the intermodal LNG tanks can enter the existing intermodal transportation system. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140150707 | Device for Passing a Fluid in a Tank and Having Such a Device Equipped Vessel - An apparatus ( | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140299039 | SHIPPING METHOD FOR CO2 STORAGE AND IMPORT OF CNG - Disclosed is a method of transporting CO | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140318434 | VERSATILE TRANSPORT-DELIVERY VESSEL SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a versatile transport-cargo vessel system configured for travel on water. The vessel system either includes a single self propelled vessel or a tugboat section and a barge section configured to interlock. The self propelled vessel or the barge section is configured to carry liquefied natural gas and at least one additional cargo. The additional cargo may include a cargo for resupplying another vessel. The cargo may include at least one of marine gas oil, lubricant, distillates, bio-fuels and water. The disclosure also relates to a method of resupplying a second vessel using the versatile transport-delivery vessel. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150090176 | RAIL SYSTEM OF AN OIL SUPPLY SHIP, A METHOD OF POSITIONING AND ARRESTING A HOSE, AND AN OIL SUPPLY SHIP - A rail system ( | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150128844 | TYPE-4 TANK FOR CNG CONTAINMENT - The present invention relates to a pressure vessel for containing or transporting pressurized gas. More particularly it relates to such vessels for containing or transporting compressed natural gas. The present invention also relates to a method of storing or transporting gas onshore or offshore. Moreover, the present invention relates to a vehicle for transporting gas, in particular compressed natural gas. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150367915 | LNG CARRIER CONSTRUCTION METHOD - A structural block is fabricated with necessary components and structure for LNG storage and/or process. The structural block may be an LNG tank with the same configuration as that in an LNG carrier. The structural block may also be a regasification plant or a liquefaction plant to be used for LNG process. An existing vessel, e.g. an LNG carrier, is cut apart to form a forward section and an aft section. The forward section and the aft section are moved away from each other to form a space therebetween. The structural block is then placed into the space and jointed to the forward and aft sections, by welding for example, to form an integrated new vessel. The structural block provides the new vessel with increased LNG storage and transportation capabilities as well as regasification and/or liquefaction process facilities to meet the increased demand for LNG storage, transportation and processing. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160031531 | LNG Ship or LPG Ship - To obtain an economical hull structure by employing an independent prismatic tank having a large tank volume with respect to a ship size and reducing material cost. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160069516 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF SHIP TANK, AND LIQUEFIED GAS CARRIER - A support structure of a ship tank includes: a curved surface facing an outer peripheral surface of a horizontal type cylindrical tank; and a pair of support units supporting the tank on the curved surface. Each of the support units includes: a plurality of cylindrical elements arranged in a circumferential direction of the tank such that an axial direction of each of the cylindrical elements coincides with a radial direction of the tank; a plurality of inner members each holding an end portion of a corresponding one of the cylindrical elements at the tank side; and a plurality of outer members each holding an end portion of a corresponding one of the cylindrical elements at an opposite side to the tank. The inner members are fixed to the tank. The outer members of one of the support units are configured such that displacement of the outer members in an axial direction of the tank relative to the curved surface is restricted. The outer members of the other one of the support units are configured to be slidable on the curved surface in the axial direction of the tank. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20080196655 | Vessels - In a process of construction of a twin-hulled vessel ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090199759 | STORAGE TANK CONTAINING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS WITH BUTANE - Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090199760 | Liquefied gas tank with a central hub in the bottom structure - The present invention comprises a tank for liquefied gases or a so-called cryogenic tank ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100012014 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TANKS IN A CARGO SHIP - There are disclosed systems and methods for supporting cargo tanks within the hold of a liquefied gas carrier by establishing a series of spaced-apart pedestals along the longitudinal axis of a tank, said pedestals positioned in conjunction with the ship's structural components. These pedestals are of wood or other suitable thermal insulating and load bearing material fixed to the tank below its circumferential diameter along both the starboard and port tank sides. The pedestals rest on structural longitudinal stringers laying port and starboard in the horizontal plane and fixed and supported by the ship's hull structure. Longitudinal and transverse pedestal movement is controlled by stops attached to the stringers at one or more of the pedestals. The stops contact the pedestals via bearing pads which constrain the pedestal in one direction but permit its movement in another. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110192339 | HULL CONVERSION OF EXISTING VESSELS FOR TANK INTEGRATION - The present disclosure relates to hull conversion of existing vessel for tank integration to allow storage of multiple hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon products onboard the existing vessel. In a converted vessel, a first liquefied hydrocarbon fluid may be stored in an added independent tank, while a second hydrocarbon fluid or a non-hydrocarbon fluid may be stored in an un-converted carge tank, which can be any one of a centre cargo tank, a port side tank or a starboard side tank. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110277677 | CONTAINER - The invention relates to a container for storage and transport of liquids with the aim of maintaining the temperature of the liquid as constant as possible by insulation, the insulation ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20130092073 | SUPPORT OF TANKS IN VESSELS - A system for support of a vertical cargo tank resting on an insulation layer against the hull of a vessel is arranged such that vertical forces are supported through the base of the tank. Horizontal forces are supported by support point pairs. These pairs are designed to direct applied forces generally through the middle of the shell of the tank in order not to apply bending moment to the shell of the tank. The base of the tank is flexible to generally distribute transferring forces from the tank directly to the bottom of the vessel in order not to apply bending moment to the shell of the tank or to the bottom of the vessel. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130255562 | WATERTIGHTNESS BARRIER FOR A WALL OF A TANK - A method of creating a watertightness barrier for a wall of a watertightened thermally insulating tank, involves steps of: arranging a repeating structure including alternately a strip of sheet metal and an elongate welding flange connected to the support surface, so that the turned-up lateral edges of the strip of sheet metal are positioned against the adjacent welding flanges, welding the turned-up lateral edge to the welding flange using a straight welded seam along a first longitudinal portion, continuing the straight welded seam with an end portion which is deviated in the direction of an upper edge corner, and producing a watertight edge corner welded seam along a second longitudinal portion of the strip of sheet metal such that the edge corner welded seam watertightly meets the end portion of the welded seam. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140174333 | LNG TANK MOUNTED ON LNG SHIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided a LNG ship that is manufactured in a short construction period by assembling a LNG tank on land and mounting the LNG tank in a hold of the ship. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140299038 | CARGO TANK FOR EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURE SUBSTANCE CARRIER - A cargo tank for an extremely low temperature substance carrier according to the present invention arranges a first cargo tank wall having a primary corrugated panel to prevent cracks caused by contraction and easily absorb impact caused by liquefied gas sloshing to prevent defects occurring in the cargo tank, forms auxiliary corrugation on each of the first, second and third cargo tank walls to prevent defects caused by contraction and more easily absorb impact caused by liquefied gas sloshing, and selectively applies the first to third cargo tank walls having different structures to respective parts of the cargo tank where different sloshing phenomena occur to improve reliability of the cargo tank. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140373770 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTAINMENT OF LIQUID NATURAL GAS (LNG) - The present invention relates to an arrangement for containment of liquid natural gas (LNG) in a hull compartment of a marine construction, comprising a self-supporting primary barrier, a secondary barrier surrounding the self-supporting primary barrier, and an access space between the self-supporting primary barrier and the secondary barrier, wherein the self-supporting primary barrier is a liquid-tight self-supporting LNG tank and is connected with the hull compartment by support devices penetrating the secondary barrier, the secondary barrier is a liquid-tight thermal insulation connected with the interior surface of the hull nd is sealed to the support devices by a flexible liquid tight seal, so that the self-supporting primary barrier and the secondary barrier are separately connected with the hull compartment to prevent transfer of forces between the primary barrier and the secondary barrier. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150354756 | SEALED AND THERMALLY INSULATING WALL FOR A TANK FOR STORING FLUID - A sealed and thermally insulating wall for a tank for storing fluid includes a heat-insulating panel and a sealing plate. The inner face of the heat-insulating panel has a stress-relieving slot. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150375830 | TANK WALL COMPRISING A THROUGH-ELEMENT - A sealed and thermally insulated tank arranged in a bearing structure ( | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160159450 | FLOATING MARINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a floating structure and a temperature control method of a floating structure. In more detail, the floating structure includes a cofferdam provided between a plurality of LNG storage tanks installed in at least one row in a length direction of a hull, in which a temperature of the cofferdam is controlled to be temperature below 0° C. to decrease a boil-off rate (BOR) generated by transferring heat from the cofferdam into the plurality of LNG storage tanks. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160200402 | SEALED, THERMALLY INSULATING VESSEL COMPRISING A CORNER PART | 07-14-2016 |
| 20130206053 | Cargo Hold Of A Vessel For Transporting Liquefied Gas - A cargo tank for a liquefied gas carrier ship includes: a main wall surrounding a receiving space in which the liquefied gas is received; a panel assembly surrounding the main wall; and an outer wall surrounding the panel assembly. The panel assembly includes: a plurality of first thermal insulating panels; a plurality of first auxiliary walls; a plurality of second thermal insulating panels fixed on second surfaces of the first auxiliary walls; a bridge pad disposed between the second thermal insulating panels; and a second auxiliary wall located between the bridge pad and the first auxiliary walls. The first thermal insulating panel and the first auxiliary wall are adhered to each other, and a first stress dispersion region prevents the first auxiliary wall or the second auxiliary wall from being damaged due to thermal expansions or contractions of the first thermal insulating panels and the bridge pad. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140190393 | TANK SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND FLOATING CONSTRUCTION - A tank support structure includes an inclined surface ( | 07-10-2014 |
| 20150007763 | Ultra large marine floating system - A method to improve the safety and comfort of an ultra large marine floating system is provided. The ultra large marine floating system has a length of 350 to 550 m, a width of 45 to 80 m, and a depth of 25 to 35 m. The ultra large marine floating system has a tank zone and a plant zone that are visibly separated from one another. Additionally, the tank zone has LNG storage tanks, self-supporting spherical (MOSS type) tanks, a membrane tank arranged in a hold, and the plant zone includes a liquefied natural gas plant. | 01-08-2015 |
| 114074000 | Double hull or insulated tank | 15 |
| 20090114142 | Vessel for Transport of Compressed Natural Gas - Vessel comprising a number of composite storage tanks for transport of compressed natural gas (CNG) or a combination of gas and liquid, which tanks have an elongated, cylindrical intermediate section and a lower end and an upper end, the tanks being arranged side-by-side vertically standing in the vessel, distinguished in that the hull, the bulkheads and the deck of the vessel form a closed space enveloping all tanks except from the upper end of each tank or selected tanks, for which tanks the upper end extends sealingly out of the closed space,
| 05-07-2009 |
| 20100012015 | STORAGE TANK CONTAINING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS WITH BUTANE - Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100018453 | Long Tank FSRU/FLSV/LNGC - A method and apparatus for storing liquid within a storage tank such that a natural resonance of fluid motion of the stored fluid falls between natural resonance periods of a floating vessel that includes the storage tank. As a result, resonant energy of the floating vessel imparted to fluid stored in the storage tank may be controlled and sloshing loads may be reduced, thereby avoiding damage to the floating vessel. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100050925 | COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS BARGE - The present invention is directed to a maritime vessel that uses a solid or semi-solid material to enclose substantially natural gas storage vessels in the hold of the vessel. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100139547 | PIPING STRUCTURE FOR OIL TANKER - An ore/coal carrier is provided with piping passages | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100162939 | LNG TANKER AND METHOD FOR MARINE TRANSPORTATION OF LNG - An LNG tanker is provided which can have larger tank capacity for its hull size, be easily built, and reduce the sloshing in membrane type tanks during a heavy weather. The foremost LNG tank is made in a spherical independent type ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100275834 | DISSIMILAR JOINT STRUCTURE, TANK SKIRT INCLUDING DISSIMILAR JOINT STRUCTURE, TRANSPORT SHIP INCLUDING TANK SKIRT, AND METHOD FOR JOINING DISSIMILAR METAL MEMBERS - A dissimilar joint structure | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110011329 | LNG CARRIER HAVING AN LNG LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEM - An LNG carrier having an LNG loading and unloading system includes a submerged turret loading (STL) system for introducing and discharging a natural gas; a liquefaction plant for liquefying the natural gas introduced through the submerged turret loading system into a cryogenic liquefied natural gas; at least one self-supporting storage tank installed in the LNG carrier for storing the liquefied natural gas, the self-supporting storage tank arranged in such a manner that the liquefied natural gas is loaded to and unloaded from the LNG carrier through the self-supporting storage tank; and at least one membrane type storage tank arranged in a neighboring relationship with the self-supporting storage tank, the membrane type storage tank kept in fluid communication with the self-supporting storage tank. The LNG carrier further includes a regasification plant for regasifying the liquefied natural gas stored in the self-supporting storage tank. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110220003 | Ship or floating support equipped with a device for attenuating movements of liquid contents - A ship or floating support for carrying or storing liquid consisting of a liquefied gas, preferably chosen from methane, ethylene, propane, and butane, cooled in a large tank that is preferably cylindrical and of polygonal cross-section, that is thermally insulated, and of large size with at least its smallest dimension in the horizontal direction, in particular its width, being greater than 20 m and preferably in the range 25 m to 50 m, and presenting a volume greater than 10,000 m | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110277678 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TOWED VESSEL SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTING LIQUIDS - A portable towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in navigation and storage of the device, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, and means for emptying and deflating a towed vessel. Aspects of the present invention further include the ability to quickly fill and evacuate a towed vessel and features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of fluid to be transported. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110308444 | FLOATING OFFSHORE STRUCTURE - A floating offshore structure is disclosed. The floating offshore structure, which is for drilling or production, includes a semi-submerged platform body in the shape of a cylinder that is extended vertically above and below the sea level. The platform body is formed with a concave part that reduces its cross-sectional area. The concave part is discontinuously formed along an external circumferential surface of the platform body. The depth of submergence of the platform body is adjusted so that the water line is located at the concave part in an extreme marine condition. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110315067 | BARGE OIL SKIMMER - An oil skimming water vessel having a hull and deck forming one or more interior compartments, wherein the hull comprising a bow or forward section, a mid-section, a stern or aft section, and an oil skimmer assembly, and wherein either or both of the bow or aft section constructed having a rake bottom shell. The oil skimmer assembly having first and second separated side walls (SKEG) extending vertically down from the rake bottom shell, a skimmer bottom plate extending between and affixed at the lower end sections of each of the side walls (SKEG) wherein the skimmer bottom plate having at least one discharge opening in its leading edge section, and a weir plate assembly. The rake bottom shell having at least one standpipe opening to which a standpipe attaches and extends vertically to a corresponding vessel deck opening. The weir plate assembly including a weir plate extending upward from the skimmer bottom plate between and affixed to the first and second side walls, the weir plate positioned between the discharge openings and the one or more standpipe openings. The weir plate with the side walls, the skimmer bottom plate, and the rake bottom shell forming an entrance to receive skimmed oil-containing water and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the weir plate to collect the skimmed oil-containing water passing over the top edge of the weir plate. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120090527 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN LNG FUELLED MARINE VESSEL AND A CORRESPONDING MARINE VESSEL - A method for operating an LNG fuelled marine vessel having a propulsion system, a power plant and an LNG storage tank, whereby LNG is supplied as a gas fuel from the LNG storage tank to the power plant. The marine vessel deploys a fixed LNG storage tank and a removable LNG storage tank on board the marine vessel. In order to facilitate bunkering, the removable LNG storage tank is removed and replaced by another removable LNG storage tank at a bunkering facility. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120137955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTAINERIZED TRANSPORT OF LIQUIDS BY MARINE VESSEL - A marine vessel, and a system and method of using the marine vessel, to facilitate the introduction of bulk liquid commodities, such as LNG, into the established and extensive worldwide intermodal transportation system, which is based on containerized shipments. The marine vessel is a specialized vessel, of either ship or barge form, that is capable of holding a large number of ISO-sized intermodal LNG tanks and is configured so as to have at one and the same time characteristics of both a tanker vessel (e.g., a gas carrier) and a container vessel. The intermodal LNG tanks connect to a piping system of the marine vessel and are thereby interconnected in such a manner that allows the interconnected intermodal LNG tanks to behave as if they constitute a typical LNG vessel bulk liquid tank to facilitate efficient loading at a typical marine LNG terminal The containerized intermodal LNG tanks are capable of discharging liquids to a marine terminal as if in a bulk mode, or of being disconnected from the common interconnection system to allow lift-off discharge of the intermodal LNG tanks at a typical cargo container port so that the intermodal LNG tanks can enter the existing intermodal transportation system for further distribution to the end user by other marine vessels, over-the-road truck, or by rail. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120255481 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TANKS IN A CARGO SHIP - There are disclosed systems and methods for supporting cargo tanks within the hold of a liquefied gas carrier by establishing a series of spaced-apart pedestals along the longitudinal axis of a tank, said pedestals positioned in conjunction with the ship's structural components. These pedestals are of wood or other suitable thermal insulating and load bearing material fixed to the tank below its circumferential diameter along both the starboard and port tank sides. The pedestals rest on structural longitudinal stringers laying port and starboard in the horizontal plane and fixed and supported by the ship's hull structure. Longitudinal and transverse pedestal movement is controlled by stops attached to the stringers at one or more of the pedestals. The stops contact the pedestals via bearing pads which constrain the pedestal in one direction but permit its movement in another. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130118396 | CARGO HOLD STRUCTURE FOR A CRUDE OIL CARRIER - A cargo hold structure for an oil tanker is provided, in which a plurality of vertical webs that is mounted on longitudinal bulkheads of the cargo hold in a height direction of a hull is made wide and horizontal girders which connect the vertical webs to each other and support them, thereby controlling the sloshing load of the cargo hold and improving the structural strength of the cargo hold without having to mount crossties. The cargo hold structure includes a longitudinal bulkhead ( | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130152845 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TOWED VESSEL SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTING LIQUIDS - A portable towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in navigation and storage of the device, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, and means for emptying and deflating a towed vessel. Aspects of the present invention further include the ability to quickly fill and evacuate a towed vessel and features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of fluid to be transported. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130192510 | SHIP FOR TRANSPORTING A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS STORAGE CONTAINER - An LNG storage container carrier includes: one or more cargo holds provided on a hull such that upper portions thereof are opened; a plurality of first and second upper supports installed on the cargo holds in a width direction and a length direction to partition the upper portions of the cargo holds into a plurality of openings, wherein storage containers are vertically inserted into the openings and supported; and a lower support installed under the cargo holds and supporting the bottoms of the storage containers inserted into the openings. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently and stably transport the storage containers storing LNG or PLNG pressurized at a predetermined pressure. Such storage containers may be transported through simple modification of the existing container carrier. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140033963 | Method and System for a Towed Vessel Suitable for Transporting Liquids - A towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in the transportation, navigation, and storage of the towable vessel, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, power supply devices and methods, and means for filling, inflating, emptying, and deflating a non-rigid, towed vessel. Aspects of embodiments of the present invention further include features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of the fluid to be transported. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140053770 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTAINERIZED TRANSPORT OF LIQUIDS BY MARINE VESSEL - A specialized vessel, of either ship or barge form, that is capable of holding a large number of ISO-sized intermodal LNG tanks and is configured to have the characteristics of both a tanker vessel (e.g., a gas carrier) and a container vessel. The intermodal LNG tanks connect to a piping system of the marine vessel and are thereby interconnected so as to allow the interconnected intermodal LNG tanks to behave as if they constitute a typical LNG vessel bulk liquid tank to facilitate efficient loading at a typical marine LNG terminal. The containerized intermodal LNG tanks are capable of discharging liquids to a marine terminal as if in a bulk mode, or of being disconnected from the common interconnection system to allow lift-off discharge of the intermodal LNG tanks at a typical cargo container port so that the intermodal LNG tanks can enter the existing intermodal transportation system. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140150707 | Device for Passing a Fluid in a Tank and Having Such a Device Equipped Vessel - An apparatus ( | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140299039 | SHIPPING METHOD FOR CO2 STORAGE AND IMPORT OF CNG - Disclosed is a method of transporting CO | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140318434 | VERSATILE TRANSPORT-DELIVERY VESSEL SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a versatile transport-cargo vessel system configured for travel on water. The vessel system either includes a single self propelled vessel or a tugboat section and a barge section configured to interlock. The self propelled vessel or the barge section is configured to carry liquefied natural gas and at least one additional cargo. The additional cargo may include a cargo for resupplying another vessel. The cargo may include at least one of marine gas oil, lubricant, distillates, bio-fuels and water. The disclosure also relates to a method of resupplying a second vessel using the versatile transport-delivery vessel. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150090176 | RAIL SYSTEM OF AN OIL SUPPLY SHIP, A METHOD OF POSITIONING AND ARRESTING A HOSE, AND AN OIL SUPPLY SHIP - A rail system ( | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150128844 | TYPE-4 TANK FOR CNG CONTAINMENT - The present invention relates to a pressure vessel for containing or transporting pressurized gas. More particularly it relates to such vessels for containing or transporting compressed natural gas. The present invention also relates to a method of storing or transporting gas onshore or offshore. Moreover, the present invention relates to a vehicle for transporting gas, in particular compressed natural gas. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150367915 | LNG CARRIER CONSTRUCTION METHOD - A structural block is fabricated with necessary components and structure for LNG storage and/or process. The structural block may be an LNG tank with the same configuration as that in an LNG carrier. The structural block may also be a regasification plant or a liquefaction plant to be used for LNG process. An existing vessel, e.g. an LNG carrier, is cut apart to form a forward section and an aft section. The forward section and the aft section are moved away from each other to form a space therebetween. The structural block is then placed into the space and jointed to the forward and aft sections, by welding for example, to form an integrated new vessel. The structural block provides the new vessel with increased LNG storage and transportation capabilities as well as regasification and/or liquefaction process facilities to meet the increased demand for LNG storage, transportation and processing. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160031531 | LNG Ship or LPG Ship - To obtain an economical hull structure by employing an independent prismatic tank having a large tank volume with respect to a ship size and reducing material cost. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160069516 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF SHIP TANK, AND LIQUEFIED GAS CARRIER - A support structure of a ship tank includes: a curved surface facing an outer peripheral surface of a horizontal type cylindrical tank; and a pair of support units supporting the tank on the curved surface. Each of the support units includes: a plurality of cylindrical elements arranged in a circumferential direction of the tank such that an axial direction of each of the cylindrical elements coincides with a radial direction of the tank; a plurality of inner members each holding an end portion of a corresponding one of the cylindrical elements at the tank side; and a plurality of outer members each holding an end portion of a corresponding one of the cylindrical elements at an opposite side to the tank. The inner members are fixed to the tank. The outer members of one of the support units are configured such that displacement of the outer members in an axial direction of the tank relative to the curved surface is restricted. The outer members of the other one of the support units are configured to be slidable on the curved surface in the axial direction of the tank. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20080196655 | Vessels - In a process of construction of a twin-hulled vessel ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090199759 | STORAGE TANK CONTAINING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS WITH BUTANE - Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090199760 | Liquefied gas tank with a central hub in the bottom structure - The present invention comprises a tank for liquefied gases or a so-called cryogenic tank ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100012014 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TANKS IN A CARGO SHIP - There are disclosed systems and methods for supporting cargo tanks within the hold of a liquefied gas carrier by establishing a series of spaced-apart pedestals along the longitudinal axis of a tank, said pedestals positioned in conjunction with the ship's structural components. These pedestals are of wood or other suitable thermal insulating and load bearing material fixed to the tank below its circumferential diameter along both the starboard and port tank sides. The pedestals rest on structural longitudinal stringers laying port and starboard in the horizontal plane and fixed and supported by the ship's hull structure. Longitudinal and transverse pedestal movement is controlled by stops attached to the stringers at one or more of the pedestals. The stops contact the pedestals via bearing pads which constrain the pedestal in one direction but permit its movement in another. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110192339 | HULL CONVERSION OF EXISTING VESSELS FOR TANK INTEGRATION - The present disclosure relates to hull conversion of existing vessel for tank integration to allow storage of multiple hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon products onboard the existing vessel. In a converted vessel, a first liquefied hydrocarbon fluid may be stored in an added independent tank, while a second hydrocarbon fluid or a non-hydrocarbon fluid may be stored in an un-converted carge tank, which can be any one of a centre cargo tank, a port side tank or a starboard side tank. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110277677 | CONTAINER - The invention relates to a container for storage and transport of liquids with the aim of maintaining the temperature of the liquid as constant as possible by insulation, the insulation ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20130092073 | SUPPORT OF TANKS IN VESSELS - A system for support of a vertical cargo tank resting on an insulation layer against the hull of a vessel is arranged such that vertical forces are supported through the base of the tank. Horizontal forces are supported by support point pairs. These pairs are designed to direct applied forces generally through the middle of the shell of the tank in order not to apply bending moment to the shell of the tank. The base of the tank is flexible to generally distribute transferring forces from the tank directly to the bottom of the vessel in order not to apply bending moment to the shell of the tank or to the bottom of the vessel. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130255562 | WATERTIGHTNESS BARRIER FOR A WALL OF A TANK - A method of creating a watertightness barrier for a wall of a watertightened thermally insulating tank, involves steps of: arranging a repeating structure including alternately a strip of sheet metal and an elongate welding flange connected to the support surface, so that the turned-up lateral edges of the strip of sheet metal are positioned against the adjacent welding flanges, welding the turned-up lateral edge to the welding flange using a straight welded seam along a first longitudinal portion, continuing the straight welded seam with an end portion which is deviated in the direction of an upper edge corner, and producing a watertight edge corner welded seam along a second longitudinal portion of the strip of sheet metal such that the edge corner welded seam watertightly meets the end portion of the welded seam. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140174333 | LNG TANK MOUNTED ON LNG SHIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided a LNG ship that is manufactured in a short construction period by assembling a LNG tank on land and mounting the LNG tank in a hold of the ship. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140299038 | CARGO TANK FOR EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURE SUBSTANCE CARRIER - A cargo tank for an extremely low temperature substance carrier according to the present invention arranges a first cargo tank wall having a primary corrugated panel to prevent cracks caused by contraction and easily absorb impact caused by liquefied gas sloshing to prevent defects occurring in the cargo tank, forms auxiliary corrugation on each of the first, second and third cargo tank walls to prevent defects caused by contraction and more easily absorb impact caused by liquefied gas sloshing, and selectively applies the first to third cargo tank walls having different structures to respective parts of the cargo tank where different sloshing phenomena occur to improve reliability of the cargo tank. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140373770 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTAINMENT OF LIQUID NATURAL GAS (LNG) - The present invention relates to an arrangement for containment of liquid natural gas (LNG) in a hull compartment of a marine construction, comprising a self-supporting primary barrier, a secondary barrier surrounding the self-supporting primary barrier, and an access space between the self-supporting primary barrier and the secondary barrier, wherein the self-supporting primary barrier is a liquid-tight self-supporting LNG tank and is connected with the hull compartment by support devices penetrating the secondary barrier, the secondary barrier is a liquid-tight thermal insulation connected with the interior surface of the hull nd is sealed to the support devices by a flexible liquid tight seal, so that the self-supporting primary barrier and the secondary barrier are separately connected with the hull compartment to prevent transfer of forces between the primary barrier and the secondary barrier. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150354756 | SEALED AND THERMALLY INSULATING WALL FOR A TANK FOR STORING FLUID - A sealed and thermally insulating wall for a tank for storing fluid includes a heat-insulating panel and a sealing plate. The inner face of the heat-insulating panel has a stress-relieving slot. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150375830 | TANK WALL COMPRISING A THROUGH-ELEMENT - A sealed and thermally insulated tank arranged in a bearing structure ( | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160159450 | FLOATING MARINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a floating structure and a temperature control method of a floating structure. In more detail, the floating structure includes a cofferdam provided between a plurality of LNG storage tanks installed in at least one row in a length direction of a hull, in which a temperature of the cofferdam is controlled to be temperature below 0° C. to decrease a boil-off rate (BOR) generated by transferring heat from the cofferdam into the plurality of LNG storage tanks. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160200402 | SEALED, THERMALLY INSULATING VESSEL COMPRISING A CORNER PART | 07-14-2016 |
| 20130206053 | Cargo Hold Of A Vessel For Transporting Liquefied Gas - A cargo tank for a liquefied gas carrier ship includes: a main wall surrounding a receiving space in which the liquefied gas is received; a panel assembly surrounding the main wall; and an outer wall surrounding the panel assembly. The panel assembly includes: a plurality of first thermal insulating panels; a plurality of first auxiliary walls; a plurality of second thermal insulating panels fixed on second surfaces of the first auxiliary walls; a bridge pad disposed between the second thermal insulating panels; and a second auxiliary wall located between the bridge pad and the first auxiliary walls. The first thermal insulating panel and the first auxiliary wall are adhered to each other, and a first stress dispersion region prevents the first auxiliary wall or the second auxiliary wall from being damaged due to thermal expansions or contractions of the first thermal insulating panels and the bridge pad. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140190393 | TANK SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND FLOATING CONSTRUCTION - A tank support structure includes an inclined surface ( | 07-10-2014 |
| 20150007763 | Ultra large marine floating system - A method to improve the safety and comfort of an ultra large marine floating system is provided. The ultra large marine floating system has a length of 350 to 550 m, a width of 45 to 80 m, and a depth of 25 to 35 m. The ultra large marine floating system has a tank zone and a plant zone that are visibly separated from one another. Additionally, the tank zone has LNG storage tanks, self-supporting spherical (MOSS type) tanks, a membrane tank arranged in a hold, and the plant zone includes a liquefied natural gas plant. | 01-08-2015 |
