SEPTEMBER
2014
LNG
INDUSTRY
39
John Lamb,
Alpha Process Controls,
UK,
argues that
breakaway couplings
herald a new generation
for safe LNG transfer.
W
ith LNG forecast to become the fastest growing
fuel source during the next 20 years, one of
the key challenges facing the industry is to
ensure the safe and productive transport and transfer of
LNG. Demand for LNG is expected to increase four-fold and
part of that growth is attributed to the introduction of the
application of LNG as a fuel for ships and ferries.
The stringent environmental regulations enacted by the
International Maritime Organization (IMO), particularly at
the level of the Emission Control Areas (ECA), have served
as a catalyst for exploring the use of LNG as a marine fuel.
tradition
Breaking from
