A Case Study of LNG Unloading Arm Installation at Kochi Seashore

摘要

This study introduces the construction practice for the LNG (LiquefiedNatural Gas) unloading arm installation at Kochi Vypeen Island insouth India. The difficulties faced and solutions implemented provide avery practical reference to any similar maritime projects. The firstattempt to install unloading arms was suspended for 5.5 months due tounsteady sea condition when southwest monsoon swept the project site.Through a multi-companies teamwork building and brainstorming, aneffective solution using a spudded tidal barge was proposed andimplemented resulting in the installation being successfully completed.