SPI
Ship&Offshore | Issue 04/2010

Tandem mooring concept for harsh environments

April 2010 | Sven Hoog, Roland Huhn, Hartmut Koch

TRANSFER SYSTEM An innovative offshore LNG transfer system is introduced, where the shuttle carrier is towed into a so-called ‘Mooring Bay’ at the stern of the LNG terminal. All numerical analyses and model tests prove that LNG transfer can take place in open sea conditions when applying the new system.