Cargo Ships

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The most dagerous ships of the world definitely are the LNG and LPG Carriers. The gas carriers are really dangerous and very hard to be created, but really a lot of useful and are bringing high money and high profits for the ship-owners. It is really interesting in engineer point of view, how such ships are created,so you can read a lot about gas carriers here...

Lalla Fatma N’soumer
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation delivered the 145,445m3 LNG carrier, Lalla Fatma N’soumer (HN: 1534), to Algeria Nippon Gas Transport Corporation on Oct. 29, 2004. The LNG carrier is the third of the 145,000m3 class developed by Kawasaki and designed with 10,000m3 larger capacity than the conventional 135,000m3 type carrier, although the ship dimensions are almost the same as the conventional type. Therefore, the LNG carrier can visit many LNG terminal ports worldwide. Four LNG cargo tanks are of the independent spherical MOSS type. The heat insulation is the Kawasaki panel system that demonstrates a high heat insulation effect. This insulation system maintains the BOG rate at approximately 0.15% a day. The cargo tanks of the gas carrier ships are installed inside the compartment built with double side shells and double bottom to ensure safety so that the cargo tanks are not damaged directly. The wheel-house is equipped with advanced integrated navigation equipment, which has improved ship operation. Windows around the wheel-house provide a panoramic view of 360 degrees, allowing one-man operation during ocean-going navigation. Cargo-handling operation is carried out at the cargo-handling room located in front of the accommodation quarters, where the Kawasaki IMCS (Integrated Management Control System) is installed for monitoring and controlling the cargo handling operation as well as monitoring engine conditions. The Kawasaki IMCS is very easy to use since it was developed by incorporating experience and opinions from many operators.

Dukhan
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) has delivered the 135,000m3 LNG carrier, Dukhan (HN: 1561), to Qatar LNG Transport Ltd. at its Chiba Works. The Dukhan is now engaged in LNG transport for the Qatar Gas LNG project. The ship-yard is designing and creating definitely some of the best cargo and cruise ships and yachts of the world. But today we are talking about the 13th LNG carrier built by MES. The ship was designed to meet the requirements of major LNG terminals in North America, Europe, and Japan. A polystyrene material is used for heat insulation of the aluminum alloy spherical cargo tanks and stainless steel for the supports to achieve a low boil-off rate of below 0.15% a day. LNG evaporators are installed to use LNG as a fuel for the main propulsion plant. Two safety valves are provided for each cargo tank to release gas if the pressure in the tanks gets dangerously high owing to extraordinary gas evaporation. A soft-start system with an invertor is used for the cargo pump to reduce impact to the pipes when starting the pump. The ship is designed for one-man-bridge operation.