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To: CMAC51
LNG is not containerized. Its bulk transported in one of these:


47 posted on 09/06/2006 8:15:22 AM PDT by Paul Ross (We cannot be for lawful ordinances and for an alien conspiracy at one and the same moment.-Cicero)
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To: Paul Ross
LNG is not containerized. Its bulk transported in one of these:

Aluminum Now Vol.7 No4 July/August 2005

Great Balls of Gas!

Burgeoning LNG Import Market Bodes Well for Growth in Aluminum Containment Spheres

Slowing U.S. gas production coupled with growing domestic demand is providing an opportunity for manufacturers of the giant aluminum spheres used to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) from overseas.

The containment spheres are the most popular method for shipping large quantities of LNG across the ocean, and their ranks could swell in the future as LNG receiving facilities are approved for construction in the U.S. and elsewhere. Currently, 40 such facilities are under consideration in the U.S. alone.

51 posted on 09/06/2006 8:54:19 AM PDT by CMAC51
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To: Paul Ross

Re: #47 - Boy would that make a pretty explosion!


124 posted on 09/08/2006 11:34:42 AM PDT by Kitten Festival
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