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The first purpose-built, lpg tanker was the m/t Rasmus Tholstrup from a Swedish shipyard to a Danish design. Prismatic tanks enabled the ship's cargo carrying capacity to be maximised, thus making fully refrigerated ships highly suitable for carrying large volumes of cargo such as LPG, ammonia and vinyl chloride over long distances.
The collision involved a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) road tanker, another articulated lorry carrying flammable solvents and a car transporter.It took place on the northbound carriageway of the ramo Casalecchio (Casalecchio branch) of the A14 motorway, which connects the A1 motorway to the A14 main route, within Borgo Panigale, a neighbourhood of Bologna, Italy.
LPG is composed mainly of propane and butane, while natural gas is composed of the lighter methane and ethane. LPG, vaporised and at atmospheric pressure, has a higher calorific value (46 MJ/m 3 equivalent to 12.8 kWh/m 3) than natural gas (methane) (38 MJ/m 3 equivalent to 10.6 kWh/m 3), which means that LPG cannot simply be substituted for ...
The Chala LPG tanker disaster was a road transport accident that occurred on August 27, 2012, on Indian National Highway 17 (now NH 66) at Chala in the Kannur District of India's Kerala State.
The 2019 Kerch Strait liquified gas tanker fire was a major incident that occurred on 21 January 2019 when two ships, Kandy and Maestro, caught fire while transferring liquefied gas from one vessel to another in the Kerch Strait.
This is a list of tankers. ... liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier 2006-2007 still active - 4 vessels in class BP
A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a ship designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker (or petroleum tanker), the chemical tanker, cargo ships, and a gas carrier. Tankers also carry commodities such as vegetable oils, molasses and wine.
This list of gas carrier ships includes LPG carriers and LNG carriers. Ships with multiple names may be listed under each name. Ships with multiple names may be listed under each name. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.