‘Seaborne ethane’, published today by classification society Lloyds’s Register (LR), said containment technology is one of the “critical factors” in very large ethane carriers (VLECs) as traders look for the most efficient shipping options for this emerging trade.

LR Global Gas Technology Manager Leonidas Karistios said the company has spent over a year studying what a safe and efficient 80,000-cbm ethane carrier would look like for over a year.

LR’s