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thomasmnile
Feb 23, 2022Explorer
LNG is the next big thing for ship fuel. Obviously cleaner burning than heavy oil or #2 fuel oil. The Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship is the first LNG fueled ship to operate from the US. Mardi Gras home ports at Port Canaveral, no LNG facilities there, a barge from a facility in Georgia must come to fuel it. LNG is not as energy dense as hydrocarbon fuels, quite a bit of energy is required to keep LNG in a liquid state, and.....why do I get an image of the Hindenburg in my mind if a significant leak happens? I'm sure there are very sophisticated safety systems on the ship, but the human factor......
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