This article deals with a new way of transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a prestressed concrete ship with self-propulsion, in which the insulated tanks are integrated into the hull, as distinguished from the conventional LNG carrier design (single hull concept). Operational and safety advantages of this novel design approach are discussed, and it is shown that the construction and operating costs of the prestressed concrete carrier are lower than those of conventional ships of this type.
Also available from Netherlands Maritime Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Maritime Traffic Systems, Proceedings of an International Symposium, The Hague, Netherlands, April 11-14, 1976.