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19 April 2021 | Waves Group LNG Webinar

In person safety culture conference
Monday 19th April 2021
In person safety culture conference
15:00 - 15:00
Address:
Online

Webinar

 

Next in the UK Chamber of Shipping's webinar programme will take place on 19th April and will be presented by Kenneth English, Consultant Marine Engineer, Waves Group.

This webinar will provide an insight into LNG as an energy source, its extraction process, shoreside storage, vessel loading facilities, types of vessels and bunkering operations. It will provide a practical guide to industry practices and the inherent risks and mitigations for transporting, handling, and bunkering of LNG.

 

 

 

It will explore how LNG is contained and handled onboard vessels, explaining the types of tanks it can be carried in and how it is utilized for propulsion.  This webinar will also further examine the risks and potential safety hazards it poses, ranging from Cryogenic temperatures to a full-scale release, the potential effects on the environment and its application in the future.

 

 

 

 

Kenneth English, Consultant Marine Engineer, Waves Group

 

 

As a Chartered Marine Engineer with over 23 years of experience, Kenny has a wealth of LNG experience from LNG vessel Operations to their management and repairs. He has experience in the building of the BP LNG vessels and has chaired working groups on LNG propulsion and reliquefication for the Society of international Gas and Tanker Terminal Operators (SIGTTO).

 

 

His practical experience covers a wide range of marine machinery and equipment including cargo containment systems, dual fuel engines, gas compressors, 2 stroke engines,4 stroke diesel engines for main and auxiliary power, boilers, inert gas systems, cargo pumping systems, cargo refrigeration plant, fuel treatment plant and auxiliary machinery.

 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in contact with Priya Birk.