LNG shipping

Cut-away section of a typical liquefied natural gas vessel.

Liquefied natural gas ships hold one of the best safety records in the shipping industry, having completed more than 80,000 voyages without a major accident or significant loss of cargo.

The ships are designed with double hulls and primary and secondary containment systems.

The sophisticated safety systems on the ships includes gas and low temperature monitoring, heat and fire detection, cargo-related emergency shutdowns and nitrogen and inert gas pumping.

Other standard safety features include global positioning equipment, global maritime distress systems and ship-to-shore communications.

BG Group is one of the world’s largest international operators of liquefied natural gas ships.

It has a core fleet of nine ships, which it can expand to more than 20 through charters if required.