Retrospective Glance on LNG Tanker-Veterans for 1959-1984 Years with Statistical Analysis         

By: Anatoly Rozenblat

The content of this book includes the transportation of Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) by sea advantageously with using of gas-carriers, having different cargo containment systems (such as special system designed by the different companies such as Conch, Esso, etc.), and also having the Membrane system designed by the GTT(Gas Transport&Technigas companies) and other LNG carries having the spherical system designed by the Moss-Rosenberg company.

The purpose of this book to celebrate the SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY IN USA of the beginning of transportation of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by sea with using the first gas-carrier Methane Pioneer on January 25,1959, which made her first voyage for USA to United Kingdom where the LNG was delivered.

This book includes two chapters:

•chapter one: discovery of general ship’s characteristics of 84 LNG Tanker-Veterans and shows of some containment systems;

•chapter two: statistical analysis of some ship’s characteristics using multiple regression analysis