• username_1@programming.dev
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    2 days ago

    No, not “anyway” in this case. An LNG carrier isn’t just a barrel with an engine like oil tankers. These are more rare, more complicated and more difficult to replace machines.

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      Exactly. Natural gas is transported as a liquid, at temperatures of roughly -160 degrees Celsius or -260 degrees Fahrenheit. It takes a pretty serious refrigeration system to maintain those temperatures on a tanker.