Articulated tug and barge arrangement for LNG storage, transportation and regasification

摘要

Articulated tug and barge arrangements and methods for transportation, storage, and regasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG) aboard barge units and ballasting the barge units, and LNG bunker barge systems and methods for LNG bunkering, are provided.

主权项

1. An articulated tug and barge arrangement for transporting and storing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and bunkering liquefied natural gas to a liquefied natural gas fueled ship, the articulated tug and barge arrangement comprising:
a tug unit comprising a propulsion system; a barge unit for conveying and storing and bunkering a load of LNG, the barge unit comprising at least one type C tank for conveying and storing the load of LNG under pressure, a gas combustion unit operatively coupled to the type C tank for the management of over pressurized boil-off gas within the type C tank, and an at least one liquid manifold fluidly coupled to bunker LNG from the type C tank to the liquefied natural gas fueled ship; wherein said tug unit is operatively coupled to said barge unit for propelling said barge unit from one location to another.