Structural Assessment Review of Type-C Independent Tank in LNG Bunkering Ship

In recent years, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) becomes one of the most suitable solutions to fulfil world primary eco-friendly energy demand. Consequently, bunkering ship is designed to charge liquefied gas with the increasing need for natural gas. Due to the extremely dangerous and cryogenic cargo, the design of LNG bunkering ship requires very high-level structural design/analysis technologies rather than conventional ships. Therefore, this paper describes a general procedure of the structural safety assessment for the independent type C tank of LNG bunkering ship. It aims to present a complete procedure for strength evaluation of independent type C tank including hull strength assessment.