Resumen de Typology of the Gas Carrier fleet

C. Gonzalez, Carlos A. Pérez Labajos

• This work aims to describe the typology of the Gas carrier fleet, differentiating between the two mainsubgroups which are forming this maritime transport segment, those who transport liquified naturalgas (LNG carrier) and those who transport liquified petroleum gases (LPG carriers), highlighting andexplaining the main technical characteristics that are defining these types of ships.The LPG and LNG carriers have similarities and differences among them, making necessary a differ-entiation between both sub-fleets. In the same way, within the LPG and LNG fleets, is possible tofind notorious differences regarding sizes, cargo systems and propulsion systems. These differencesare underlying the need of separate between LNG and LPG ships when the Gas carrier fleet is underanalysis