13AUG2019 - NEWS - First LNG-fuelled vessel with LPV now in service - bunkering interval will increase by 1.5 times

LATTICE Technology has announced that the port cleaning ship with the first commercial lattice pressure vessel (LPV) has been successfully delivered to Ulsan Port Authority; this means that it is ready for service from this month.
Unlike cylindrical pressure vessels, LPVs have a box-like shape in which the geometry is fully flexible in terms of width, height and length. In addition to this, it is fully scalable in size. When the first LPV order was made a year ago, it was noted that in this case the LPV increased the storage capacity by 50% over a cylinder solution within the same tank installation space. Thus, with the same design pressure and the same vacuum insulation, the bunkering interval will be increased by 1.5 times.