Year Published
2022
Edition
First Edition
Revision Status
Current
Author
SIGTTO
Publisher
Witherby Seamanship
Price
FREE
This document provides guidance to assist the gas shipping industry in its efforts to reduce methane emissions from LNG carriers. Methane is a greenhouse gas (GHG), and it is vital to minimise the environmental impact from the transportation of liquefied gas. This is the first document in a series that plans to address this issue. As a first step, this document provides guidance on the detection and reporting of fugitive methane emissions.
The main purpose of this document is to recommend that a structured system is set up to identify, detect, measure and quantify fugitive emissions of methane from LNG carriers. This is an important primary step that may also support a more comprehensive leak detection and repair (LDAR) system that is intended to reduce emissions through maintenance and design improvements.
