Feasibility of LNG shipping by small or medium-sized ships

LNG transmission is a vital link in the LNG industry chain. The lack of economy and limitations can be seen in the existing large-scale LNG ship, highway and railway LNG transport modes, which have been unable to meet increasingly rising LNG demands. Therefore, the idea that small or medium-sized LNG ships are taken as a new LNG transport mode is proposed. By summarizing the development of smallor medium-sized LNG shipping, inducing its advantages, in accordance with the Twelfth Five-year Plan, energy market demand and other factors, the feasibility of small or medium-sized LNG ship transportation is analyzed. Relevant policy recommendations for the development of small or medium-sized LNG ship transportation are proposed. Application of small or medium-sized LNG ship transport will optimize theLNG transport mode and provide the protection to the gas source adjustment and safe urban gas supply in coastal areas and those along the Yangtze River.