THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS

DESIGN & OPERATION OF LPG SHIPS

30 – 31 January 2008, RINA HQ, London.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Day 1

09.30 – 10.00 Coffee and Registration.

10.00 – 10.35 Keynote Presentation – World LPG Market Supply / Demand Balance –
Opportunities in the Age of Supply Growth.
C. Holmes, Purvin & Gertz Inc, UK.

10.35 – 11.10 LPG Newbuilding Site Team Training.

A. Alderson, RINA, UK.

11.10 – 11.40 Coffee

11.40 – 12.15 Structural Design of Large LPG Carriers.

P. Cambos, Bureau Veritas, France.

12.15 – 12.50 Best Practices for Maintenance of LPG Ships – Hull Integrity Management.
M. LØvstad, DNV Maritime Technical Consultancy, Norway.

12.50 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 14.35 Environmental Risk and Compliance for LPG Operation within Inland
Waterways.
Ab. Saman Abd. Kader and Sulaiman Olanrewaju Oladokun, Malaysian Maritime
Academy, Malaysia.

14.35 – 15.10 2140m³ SEA – Danube River Navigation LPG Carrier.

I.A. Ilnytskyy et al, Maritime Engineering Bureau, Ukraine.

15.10 – 15.40 Coffee

15.40 – 16.15 Response of Ships to Severe Underwater Shock.

S. Yasseri, KBR Engineering, UK.

16.15 – 16.50 LPG Reliquefaction Plants – Design & Operation.

R. Sillars, Lloyd’s Register, UK.

16.50 – General Discussion and Evening Drinks Reception

 Day 2

09.30 – 10.00 Registration & Coffee

10.00 – 10.35 Keynote Presentation – Markets and Shipping Employment.

G. Morgan, Lloyd’s Register, UK.

10.35 – 11.10 Some Structural Aspects of LPG Cargo Tank Design and Construction.
I. Senjanović, S. Rudan, M Tomić and N. Vladimir, University of Zagreb, Croatia.

11.10 – 11.45 A Study on Support Arrangements of a Cargo Tank for Tank Type-A LPG Ships.
W.H. Lee and A. BØe, Det Norske Veritas Korea Ltd, Korea.

11.45 – General Discussion and Lunch

* Due to unforeseen circumstances the following papers have been withdrawn:

Risk Assessment and Loss Prevention of LPG Vessels – P. Thompson, BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys Ltd, UK.
Turret Calm Buoy System for LPG Transfer – S.Gerssen, Bluewater Energy Services, The Netherlands.