PURPOSE DESIGNED LNG BUNKERING VESSELS (LBV): SOME CHARACTERISTICS AND FEATURES

摘要

For ocean going ships where operational endurance, and range, requires larger capacity bunker fuel tanks the adoption of gas as a fuel has established a need for a new type of dedicated LNG Bunkering Vessel (LBV): a combination of a small scale LNG carrier with specialist LNG systems for handling the Ship to Ship (STS) LNG bunker transfer. Three early examples of purpose designed LNG Bunkering Vessels (LBV) have now entered service in 2017 to support LNG bunkering operations in European Ports.