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LNG fleet shake-ups and mega-orders reshape the market
From Egypt’s idle import tankers to China’s first northern-built LNG carrier, the industry is pivoting fast. Woodside eyes 20 newbuildings, Turkey locks in long-term U.S. supply, and bunkering shifts as players enter—and exit—the game.
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The basis of the design philosophy of the LNG ship Moss type is the ‘leak before failure’ concept. This presumes that the primary barrier will fail progressively, not suddenly and catastrophically ❌. In the case of a crack occurring in the tank material, a small leakage of LNG 💧 within the insulation will be detected at an early stage by the gas detection system fitted at the equatorial ring ⭕ area and at the drip pan. The drip pan, installed directly below each cargo tank, is fitted with temperature sensors to detect 🚨the presence of LNG. Any leakage of LNG liquid will drain by gravity from between the tank plating and the insulation to the southern hemisphere and will collect in the drain tube at the 👉 bursting disc, then to the drip pan. |  Source : liquefiedgascarrier The drain tube at the bottom of the insulation space is sealed in normal service by a bursting disc which is designed to fail 🚨at cryogenic temperatures. |