AT 40 YEARS 1979-2019 Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators Ltd A COMMEMORATIVE SIGTTO ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION 2019 Qatargas - ultimate reliability in LNG supplies Qatargas - ultimate reliability in LNG supplies AT 40 YEARS A SIGTTO 40th anniversary commemorative publication Contents listing 9 Preface: The editor introduces 32 SIGTTO Miscellany II: A further 56 Steffen Jacobsen, about to efrainr his SIGTTO at 40, outlining the purpose random selection of photos SIGTTO President role, praises and the content of the publication from the Society’s past the Society’s communal spirit, inherent knowledge banks 11 Introduction: SIGTTO 33 Past SIGTTO General Manager and emphasis on out-reach General Manager Andrew Clifton Robin Gray pays tribute to the welcomes readers to the anniversary early industry leaders and teachers 59 Iain Macneil of Witherbys, publication, confident heyt will who brought significant benefits SIGTTO’s publisher, traces a gas find much to discover and enjoy to the Society’s membership shipping career that has evolved in tandem with the industry’s NGO 12 A quick overview of the current 39 In the first of two articles former state of play in the gas ship and SIGTTO General Manager Bill Wayne 60 Eng Abdullah Fadhalah Al-Sulaiti, terminal market shows why considers three early natural Nakilat’s CEO, provides liquefied this is currently the most buoyant gas shipping technologies yet gas insights afforded to him sector in commercial shipping to meet their initial promise by his status as one of SIGTTO’s longest serving Board members 16 Andrew Clifton provides a potted 42 Early SIGTTO Technical Adviser history of SIGTTO covering propitious Dick Chadburn remembers the 1990s 62 A late arrival to gas shipping, Tony beginnings, key people, as eventful years for the Society, Galt describes the SIGTTO projects major achievements including due to circumstances he’s been involved with over the beyond its control past 20 years while representing 20 A SIGTTO timeline complements four leading companies the potted history, providing additional 45 Doug Brown, an even earlier key information by bullet-pointing Technical Adviser, fondly remembers 65 Mark Ross of Chevron Shipping, the highlights of four Society decades the challenges of organising SIGTTO a former SIGTTO President, Panel Meetings in the pre-internet days explains how the Society’s 22 SIGTTO Miscellany I: A random guidelines facilitated his selection of photos from 48 Ryoichi Shirato of TEPCO describes company’s LNGC fleet build-up the Society’s past LNG’s introduction to Japan 50 years ago and his company’s close links with 66 Samir Bailouni of Nakilat looks 23 SIGTTO’s library of industry SIGTTO since the Society’s inception back on four decades of experience best practice guidelines is constantly with gas carriers and three decades being refreshed; technological 50 Robin Buncombe, SIGTTO’s second- of involvement with SIGTTO advances and supply chain ever Technical Adviser, examines the extensions have intensified activity need to get the right foundation stones 68 Chris Snape describes how his in place for the fledgling association time as a SIGTTO Technical 27 SIGTTO Panel Meetings and Regional Adviser benefited his orkingw Forums have enabled the Society’s 52 SIGTTO Miscellany III: An life, and then identifies some out-reach to keep pace with the global additional random selection of challenges facing a fast- spread of liquefied gas activities photos from the Society’s past expanding industry 30 SIGTTO has recently established a 53 Bruce Keer, SIGTTO’s third General 71 Bermuda-based Edwin Mortimer, Human Element Committee and a Manager, looks back a generation, only the Society’s second-ever Floating LNG Installations to a time when the Society company secretary, recounts Subcommittee to accommodate was preparing for more flexible, his service in that role for industry developments multi-terminal LNG trading over three decades > SIGTTO AT 40 YEARS - A commemorative publication | 5 Contents Listing AT 40 YEARS A SIGTTO 40th ANNIVERSARY Terminal flexibility is now the order of the day – Montoir in France is able to transfer LNG cargoes between the ships moored at its two jetties COMMEMORATIVE PUBLICATION 72 In the first of two contributions, 91 Steve Allibone, Chair of SIGTTO’s July 2019 Chris Clucas offers food for thought Human Element Committee, on the role of SIGTTO in helping industry describes the work of the Society’s Society of International assimilate recent technological advances newest plenary body in the context of continued safe operations Gas Tanker and Terminal 74 Richard Gilmore, currently Chair of Operators Ltd (SIGTTO) SIGTTO’s Panel Meetings, highlights 92 Currently chairing SIGTTO’s General 5th Floor, 42 New Broad Street the rapid emergence of Greek shipowners Purposes Committee, Mark Hodgson London EC2M IJD, UK as major players in the LNG sector outlines that body’s work to ensure ongoing success for the Tel: +44 20 7628 1124 77 Gavin Sutcliffe of Gastech charts liquefied gas sector Direct: +44 20 3941 3260 the development of a close relationship E-mail: [email protected] between SIGTTO and the industry’s 95 Bruno Dabouis of Bureau Veritas Web site: www.sigtto.org leading conference and exhibition event focuses on the challenges facing a leading Twitter@SIGTTO LNGC class society as it keeps pace Contact: Erin Rydings 78 Roger Roue describes the crowning with liquefied gas sector developments Receptionist glory of his long tenure as a SIGTTO Technical Adviser, and one 98 In the second of his two articles Editor: Mike Corkhill of the Society’s most significant Bill Wayne spells out the key projects of recent years elements of risk attendant on Design: Jez Harris Design bringing an LNG project to fruition jezharrisdesign.com 80 Ed Carr of MOL, a former SIGTTO Board member and long- 101 Chris Clucas, in the second Printing: Warners (Midlands) PLC term supporter of the Society, of his two articles, reminisces looks back on an LNG shipping on a career that has the potential career that also spans 40 years to inspire new entrants considering a commitment to liquefied gases 83 TOTAL’s Luc Gillet, a past President of the Society, and Peter Justesen 105 Marc Hopkins explains how give an insight into how SIGTTO has exerted quite a pull an energy major derives benefit on him over the years, calling from SIGTTO membership him to arms on numerous occasions to fulfil ariousv roles for the Society 84 James MacHardy, SIGTTO’s sixth AT 40 YEARS General Manager, looks back 15 years 109 Philippe Berterottière of GTT outlines 1979-2019 to the start of liquefied gas shipping’s how his company’s close links with great transition to the modern era SIGTTO have intensified since the establishment of GTT Training Ltd 87 LCDR Dallas Smith of the US Coast Guard reports on the 110 SIGTTO Miscellany IV: Another fostering of a partnership selection of photos from the Society’s past between SIGTTO and his agency’s A COMMEMORATIVE SIGTTO ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION 2019 team of liquefied gas specialists 111 Liquefied gas hippings & terminal timeline: A century of FRONT COVER PHOTOS: 88 David Furnival, BSM and current major developments in the LNG, Top photo: Unigas ships at a Houston SIGTTO President, looks back LPG, ethane and chemical gas sectors LPG/chemical gas terminal, courtesy on his company’s involvement Unigas; and bottom photo: LNG Unity with gas shipping for half a century 122 SIGTTO Miscellany V: A final at Sabine Pass, courtesy TOTAL and with SIGTTO for 20 years selection of photos from the Society’s past 6 | SIGTTO AT 40 YEARS - A commemorative publication Visit us at Gastech Stand P20 MODERN CLASS FOR SMARTER OPERATIONS Today’s market needs a smarter approach – and a classification partner who prioritizes safety. Find out how our classification solutions turn possibilities into opportunities – and make your operations safer, smarter and greener. Learn more at dnvgl.com/maritime BSM_LNG_A4.pdf 1 18/02/2019 08:44:20 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K BSM_LNG_A4.pdf 1 18/02/2019 08:44:20 Preface help out with an edit of the first edition of Liquefied Gas Handling Principles back in 1986 and some subsequent editing work on other early SIGTTO publications. And throughout those first two decades I took pleasure in informing the readers of my own publications about the role and sterling work of the Society. Since 2002 my path has been firmly aligned with that of the Society, as that is the year in which I started editing the biannual SIGTTO News newsletter, with Issue No 7. We replaced what had been launched in 1998 as a publication with a few pages of typed text and inset photos with a 12- page, full-colour, typeset periodical. More recently, we have done a similar upgrading job on the SIGTTO Annual Reports. Shortly after the appearance of the Time to celebrate! revamped newsletter, SIGTTO issued two special Supplement publications, i.e. Reminiscences of the Pioneering Days of LNG Transport by William duBarry Thomas and Alex Pastuhov in 2003 and Bulk Liquefied Gas by Sea: The SIGTTO Early Years by former Society General C Manager Robin Gray in 2004. M I had the good fortune to work with the Y brought to book authors in getting these two documents together and it is hard to imagine writers CM elcome to SIGTTO’s 40th will read in the following pages it is better qualified for the task. Alex Pastuhov MY anniversary publication. interesting to note how their day jobs helped develop the LNG containment CY This special issue is a and work for SIGTTO intertwined to the system fitted on board Methane Pioneer celebration of the sterling great and strategic benefit of both.