Sunday, March 2, 2008

A New Design for Gas Tankers

I came accross an article of a new design of a gas tanker (Clipper Hebe - Gas Tanker), for we all know that gas tankers are also booming in ship building and contruction.

"The Clipper Hebe (hull no 653) is the first in a series of four LEG/LPG carriers being constructed by the German Meyerwerft shipyards for the Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA. The vessel was launched from the Papenberg yard in August 2007.
The tanks and cooling systems have been designed to allow the ship to be versatile enough to carry a variety of other chemicals including vinyl chloride monomer, ammonia or propylene oxide.
Following the successful delivery of the Clipper Hebe, the delivery of the Clipper Helen, the second ship in the series, occurred in November 2007. A further two tankers are to follow in May and November 2008."

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