LNG carrier
Overview
Tank ship
A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier.-Background:...
designed for transporting liquefied natural gas
Liquefied natural gas
Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas that has been converted temporarily to liquid form for ease of storage or transport....
(LNG). As the LNG market grows rapidly, the fleet of LNG carriers continues to experience tremendous growth.
The first ship Methane Princess
Methane Princess
MV Methane Princess was the first LNG carrier taken into service . The ship was built at Vickers shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness, for British Gas...
was taken into operation in 1964 and remained in operation until it was scrapped in 1998. Until the end of 2005 a total of 203 vessels have been built, of which 193 are still in service.
At the moment there is a boom in the fleet, with a total of more than 140 vessels on order at the world's shipyards.
