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US 12,337,936 B2Granted
Bunkering marine vessel
AssigneeTritec Marine Ltd
InventorsGeorgios Mermiris, David Philip Scott, Jamie Roberts
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Abstract
A bunkering marine vessel has an elongated, multi-deck accommodation structure extending along a portion of the length of one hull side and spaced apart from a centerline extending from bow to stern. Positioned within the vessel hull is at least one LNG pressure vessel filling at least 50% of the hull volume and extending from adjacent a lowermost deck to adjacent the main deck. At least one marine gasoil tank is positioned along an opposing hull side to counter the weight of the accommodation structure, The bow and stern ends of the vessel are substantially the same in shape, and each end includes a marine propulsion system.
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A fuel transport marine vessel (10) comprising:
- a buoyant vessel having an elongated hull (12) with a first hull side (18) and an opposing second hull side (20), a first hull end (14) and a second hull end (16) and defining a centerline plane (22) extending from the first hull end (14) to the second hull end (16) between the two hull sides (18) (20) substantially bisecting the hull (12) between the two hull sides (18) (20) and an amidships plane (66) defined between the two hull ends (14) (16) substantially bisecting the hull (12) between the two hull ends (14) (16), with a keel (32) between the first and second hull ends (14) (16) along the centerline plane (22);
- an upper deck (26d) extending between the hull sides (18) (20) so as to define a volume (28) within the hull (12);
- one or more main fuel storage tanks (40) within the hull (12), the main fuel storage tanks having a total storage tank volume, the total storage tank volume of the one or more main fuel storage tanks within the hull filling at least 50% of the hull volume;
- at least two hull decks (26a) (26b) below the upper deck (26d), the at least two hull decks extending between the hull sides (18) (20), the main fuel storage tank (40) of a height extending through at least one hull deck (26);
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- a multi-deck, elongated, enclosed accommodation structure (50), wherein the accommodation structure has at least a first deck and a bridge deck vertically spaced apart from one another, the accommodation structure extending along a portion of the length of the second hull side (20) and across the amidships plane (66), the bridge deck spaced apart from the centerline plane (22).
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A bunkering marine vessel (10) comprising:
- a buoyant vessel having an elongated hull (12) with a first hull side (18) and an opposing second hull side (20), a first hull end (14) and a second hull end (16) and defining a centerline plane (22) extending from the first hull end (14) to the second hull end (16) between the two hull sides (18) (20), substantially bisecting the hull (12) between the two hull sides (18) (20) and an amidships plane (66) defined between the two hull ends (14) (16) substantially bisecting the hull (12) between the two hull ends (14) (16);
- an upper deck (26d) extending between the hull sides (18) (20) so as to define a hull volume (28) within the hull (12);
- at least one deck (26a) below the upper deck (26d), the at least one deck (26a) extending between the hull sides (18) (20);
- one or more main bunkering fuel storage tanks (40) within the hull (12), the main bunkering fuel storage tanks (40) having a total storage tank volume, the total storage tank volume of the one or more main bunkering fuel storage tanks (40) within the hull (12) filling at least 50% of the hull volume (28;
- one or more additional cargo tanks (106), wherein the one or more additional cargo tanks (106) are atmospheric storage tanks and have a total cargo tank volume which is distributed asymmetrically about the centerline plane (22) so that a greater portion of the total cargo tank volume of the one or more additional cargo tanks is closer to the first hull side (18);
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- a multi-deck enclosed accommodation structure (50), the accommodation structure (50) having at least a first deck, a second deck and a bridge deck vertically spaced apart from one another, the accommodation structure extending along a portion of the length of the second hull side (20) and across the amidships plane (66), the bridge deck spaced apart from the centerline plane (22).
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A bunkering marine vessel comprising:
- a buoyant vessel having an elongated hull with a first hull side and an opposing second hull side, a first hull end and a second hull end and defining a centerline plane extending from the first hull end to the second hull end between the two hull sides, substantially bisecting the hull, with a keel between the first and second hull ends along the centerline plane;
- an upper deck extending between the hull sides so as to define a volume within the hull;
- at least one main bunkering fuel storage tank within the hull;
- at least two decks below the upper deck, the at least two decks extending between the hull sides;
- and at least two main bunkering fuel storage tanks within the hull, each main bunkering fuel storage tank of a height extending through at least one deck;
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- a multi-deck, elongated, enclosed accommodation structure extending along a portion of the length of the second hull side and spaced apart from the centerline plane.
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