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LNG Horizons: Fresh Deals, Floating Terminals & Fueling the Future

Floating terminals spring back to life from Greece to Germany and long-term supply deals stretch from Oman to Western Canada

Welcome back to this week’s edition of LNG4U! We’re kicking things off with a quick insight to keep your LNG know-how fresh 🎓, followed by a snapshot of where the markets are heading 💰. Then, we’ll jump into the key stories and shifts that made waves in LNG shipping over the past week 📅. Let’s get into it!

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How to prevent Sloshing Effect

Before you continue reading, check out the previous issue for Sloshing Definition.

👉 Filling limit for cargo tank level

The first precaution is to maintain the level of the cargo tanks within the required limits 🎯 i.e. 

Lower than ⬇ a level of 2.75 m of the tank height or Higher than ⬆ a level corresponding to normally 70% of the height of the tank.

👉 Ship's movement

The second precaution is to try to limit the ship's movement 🛑, which would generate Sloshing in the tanks.

The amplitude of sloshing depends on the sea condition (wave pattern), the trim and the speed of the ship 🛳.

Source : DNV

Due to its Spherical from, the LNG tank Moss type has no filling limitations 🏆 and the Sloshing effect cannot be experienced to the cargo containment.

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