Transportnik «Prelude FLNG» Bashny.Net

The ship called «Prelude FLNG» from the flat dry dock in South Korea, has a length of 488 meters and width of 74 meters. Shell company intends to use it for transportation of liquefied natural gas. After some minor repairs the ship will be the largest floating object in the history of mankind.





Transportnik designed for natural gas and its processing into LNG. Weight fully loaded vessel reaches more than 600,000 tons, and the production capacity of about 3, 6 million. Tons. Its displacement of more than 430,000 liters.

Prelude FLNG »will operate in a remote region in the north-east of Broome, Western Australia, for about 25 years. The cyclone season in the region lasts from late November to April, but this giant is resistant to all weather conditions.



The vessel is designed for a special, shtormoustoychivoy technology can withstand cyclones fifth category. Also, the ship has the largest mooring system in the world. It consists of a 93-meter tower, and the total system berth enables them to turn slowly in the wind so as to absorb the impact of strong winds. The vessel will be completed and start production of natural gas by 2017.



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