Safety and economy are priorities
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Saga Petroleum's floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel 'Varg' was delivered by the manufacturer, Keppel Fels Singapore Ltd in Sep 1998. The FPSO, designed for both safety and economy, is patterned after the Tentech 700 SP, a single-hulled, turret-moored vessel that was originally designed by Maritime Tentech. The Varg is designed to operate for 15 years in the harsh conditions of the central North Sea without dry-docking and without being disconnected from its moorings even in bad weather.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 1998
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Gas carriers struck by Asian 'flu.'
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The Asian financial crisis, which has resulted in a decline in the trade of liquified natural gas and liquified petroleum gas among the affected economies, is causing a decline in the demand for new gas carriers. The economic crisis, which has affected the gas demand of even the relatively immune countries such as China and India, has caused gas carrier shipbuilders to revise their existing projections to accomodate an expected downward trend.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 1998
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LNG market: diesel assaults last bastion of steam propulsion
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The first liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier introduced by Gaz de France had diesel electric propulsion system and effect on the market that was earlier dominated by steam turbines. The two-stroke mechanical propulsion engine solution was useful for electric power generation or mechanical propulsion drive for LNG carriers.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 2004
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