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The event will  held on 30-31 January 2008 at RINA HQ,London.

Following the success of the 2006 International conference on Design, Construction and Operation of Natural Gas Carriers and Offshore Systems, RINA will be holding a new conference in January 2008 relating to the Design and Operating of Liquefied Petroleum Gas(LPG) ships.

LPG vessels may have pressurised, semi-pressurised or fully refrigerated cargo systems, able to trade from both pressure and refrigerated storages. Fully-refrigerated will required a chiller to cool down LPG at the loadport or re-heater to warm LPG discharging into pressure storage. The problematic characteristics of LPG have made it a late developer.

With the geat changes expected in the LPG industry, this conference will provide a forum for dicussion and means of profesional development for those involved with the design, contruction and operation of LPG ships.

RINA invites papers on all aspects of the design and operation of LPG ships and associated systems, including the following topics:

• Design of vessel, large capacity, Shortsea and Coastal vessels.
• Design and Contruction of pressurised, semi-pressurised and refrigerated cargo systems.
• Design pratice, contruction and materials selection.
• Corrosion and fatigue management and control.
• Stress and integrity anlysis.
• Tank construction, welding and weld inspection.
• Cargo handling systems, engineering and equipment.
• Loading, unloading, operational developments.
• Regulation and Operation.