Meeting new LPG requirements

An 84,000m³ newbuild LPG carrier, currently under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), and due for delivery in 2013 to Norwegian shipowner Solvang ASA, will feature a Hamworthy cargo handling system to which patents have been granted.
According to Hamworthy, the system has been developed for larger LPG carriers, typically ships above 60,000m³ aimed to reduce installation, operation and maintenance costs. In contrast to the traditional approach of four reliquefaction units, the new design features two units of increased size.