A marine distribution vessel includes a barge that has a deck, at least one fuel tank, and at least one lubricant tank. A distribution station is disposed on the barge and is connected with the at least one fuel tank and the at least one lubricant tank. The distribution station is configured to dispense fuel and lubricant on-demand to patron marine vessels and track amounts of fuel and lubricant dispensed. The distribution station includes a fuel pump, a lubricant pump, a fuel flow meter, an automated fuel valve, a lubricant flow meter, an automated lubricant valve, and a computerized controller that is electrically connected with the fuel flow meter, the lubricant flow meter, the automated fuel valve, the automated lubricant valve, the fuel pump, and the lubricant pump. The distribution station is mounted at an elevated position above the deck of the barge.

A mobile container-tank module for liquid gas as fuel for drive units or energy-generation units as consumers is provided, wherein at least one process device for vaporizing the liquid gas is present in the container-tank module. The claimed mobile container-tank module provides that all the process devices for processing the liquid gas for direct fuel delivery to the drive units or energy-generation units are integrated within the dimensions of the container-tank module, wherein the container-tank module further has connections for an external energy source, in particular for receiving process heat for the vaporization of liquid gas, and for delivering processed gas to the drive units and energy-generation units. For safety reasons, it is provided to arrange the integrated process devices in a protected manner in the container-tank module.

A marine distribution vessel includes a barge that fuel tanks and lubricant tanks, and a distribution station disposed on the barge and connected with the fuel tanks and the lubricant tanks. The distribution station includes a fuel pump and a fuel line that connects the fuel tanks with the fuel pump, a lubricant pump and lubricant lines that connect the lubricant tanks with the lubricant pump, a fuel flow meter disposed in the fuel line, an automated fuel valve disposed in the fuel line, a lubricant flow meter disposed in the lubricant lines, automated lubricant valves disposed in the lubricant lines, and a computerized controller electrically connected with the fuel flow meter, the lubricant flow meter, the automated fuel valve, the automated lubricant valves, the fuel pump, and the lubricant pump.

A marine vessel includes at least one gas fuel consumer is arranged at a first horizontal level in the vessel, and at least one gas tank for the gas fuel consumer is arranged at a second horizontal level in the vessel, which second horizontal level is different from the first horizontal level. The vessel is provided with a fluid passing shaft for providing a confined vertically extending shaft between a gas consumer at a first horizontal level in the vessel and at least one gas fuel tank arranged at a second horizontal level in the vessel.

A method is for performing an approach to position a ship in side-by-side configuration alongside a floating offshore storage facility, for transfer of fluid cargo between the floating offshore storage facility and the ship. The method may comprise connecting a helper vessel to the ship, moving the ship on an approach path toward the floating offshore storage facility using the helper vessel, and obtaining a component of sideways movement of the ship by applying thrust from the connected helper vessel, to facilitate moving the ship on the approach path and position the ship in the side-by-side configuration. The ship can be brought into the side-by-side configuration alongside the floating offshore storage facility, at least one transfer pipe can be connected between the ship and the floating offshore storage facility, and communication can be opened through the transfer pipe to communicate fluid cargo between the ship and the storage facility.

This ship includes a ship body, a fuel tank chamber, a stern-side engine room, a bow-side engine room, a main fuel line and a sub-fuel line, and a pump mechanism. The main fuel line connects a fuel tank, a stern-side power generation unit, and a bow-side power generation unit through the bow-side engine room. The sub-fuel line connects at least the fuel tank and the stern-side power generation unit, and is disposed through a section different from the bow-side engine room through which the main fuel line passes. The pump mechanism selectively feeds fuel into the main fuel line or the sub-fuel line from the fuel tank.

The invention relates to an arrangement of one or more cryogenic tank containers for storing liquefied natural gas (LNG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) on an open deck of a tugboat. The one or more cryogenic tank containers are removably mounted on and at an aft deck area of the tugboat and are provided with means for supplying LNG or CNG to the engine of the tugboat.

The present invention relates to a curve-combined square pressure tank with which curves are combined so as to maintain internal high pressure, improve space efficiency, and reduce the weight thereof, and to a pressure tank, in which planes and curves are combined, formed by connecting flat plate members and curved members, having a plurality of aligned tension members for connecting the flat plate members facing each other, and having stress buffer parts formed at connection parts of the flat plate members and the curved members so as to enable internal pressure to be maintained.

Provided is a fuel composition prepared by adding gas-to-liquid oil and water to light cycle oil to conduct emulsification. The fuel composition is used as a fuel for a diesel engine (12) in a ship (10). The ship (10) includes a fresh water tank (15), an LCO tank (13), and a GTL tank (14) configured to store water, light cycle oil, and gas-to-liquid oil, respectively, and a mixer (16) configured to mix the water, the light cycle oil, and the gas-to-liquid oil fed from the respective tanks to produce the fuel composition.

A fuel tank arrangement of a marine vessel is disclosed, having an LNG-fuel tank formed of an inner shell, an outer shell, an insulation therebetween and a tank connection space provided at an end of the LNG-fuel tank, the inner shell having an end part at an end of the inner shell facing the tank connection space. A collar is fastened to the end part of the inner shell and extends conically outwardly from the inner shell. The collar has an outer rim to which an additional shell extending in an axial direction away from the inner shell is fastened, and the additional shell has an end rim opposite the collar to which an end cover of the tank connection space is fastened.