METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION OF LIQUID CARGOES IN BULK (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B63B25/12 B63B35/08 B63B3/20 B63B3/60 

FIELD: transportation of liquid cargoes in bulk, inclusive use of tankers.

SUBSTANCE: proposed method includes transportation on land from points of production, storage or processing by means of pipe lines and/or ground transport, transshipment of cargoes to storage reservoirs of temporary storages, loading of cargoes on board tanker and motion of tanker to point of delivery. Tanker used for transportation of cargo has hull with fore and aft extremities, bottom, inner bottom, sides, upper deck and cargo zone with cargo tanks located over larger part of tanker length. Tanker is provided with double sides over larger part of its length; sides have outer and inner plating forming inter-side space divided vertically by upper platform located in upper third of double side freeboard. Inner plating of side is structurally combined with respective longitudinal bulkheads of at least part of cargo tanks. Longitudinal bulkheads are flat in construction and are provided with vertical pillars on section from double bottom as far as inter-side platform and with longitudinal stiffeners on section from upper inter-side platform as far as upper deck.

EFFECT: enhanced economical efficiency of transportation of liquid cargoes in bulk.

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