Open AccessTechnical and legal conditions of the ship’s LNG bunkering operations in Polish ports
Author(s) -
Wiesław Piotrzkowski,
H. Śniegocki,
Przemysław Wilczyński
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
autobusy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2450-7725
pISSN - 1509-5878
DOI - 10.24136/atest.2019.093
Subject(s) - truck , port (circuit theory) , liquefied natural gas , point (geometry) , on board , transport engineering , engineering , business , waste management , automotive engineering , natural gas , mechanical engineering , geometry , mathematics , aerospace engineering
The article discusses the technical methods of carrying out the bunkering of sea-going vessels with LNG fuel coming from transport tanks delivered to the port by trucks. Authors indicates the necessity of applying appropriate safety standards when selecting the LNG transfer location and the adjustment of LNG fuel transfer procedures from transport containers to DFE-powered vessels. The paper point to the urgent need to adapt national legal provisions regarding the organization of transfer places, as well as the implementation of bunkering of ships with LNG fuel in Polish ports.