Prospective Study for the Use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as Fuel in Waterway Transportation

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v18i3.61105

Keywords:

LNG Cylindrical tanks, Water Transportation, State of Amazonas.

Abstract

Natural gas has been used in various sectors of economic activity, from residential use, in thermoelectric plants, to as a fuel for automobiles. Considering that the state of Amazonas has the river transport as the main means of transportation for cargo and passengers and, at the same time, is a major national producer of this resource, the aim was to prospect the state of the art in technologies the uses liquefied natural gas as fuel for vessels in order to propose sustainable and economic improvements for the state. This is a quali-quanty study which data were collected from the Scopus and Orbit Intelligence databases, respectively; using the keywords “liquefied natural gas”, “storage tank”, “vessel”, “propulsion system”. The technologies identified, such as dual-fuel tanks or tanks that prevent LNG splashes, could be adopted on vessels in the state of Amazonas, contributing to the energy transition and sustainability.

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Vera Gomes, Federal University of Amazonas

Master's student in Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer for Innovation - PROFNIT, specialist in Valuation and Expertise Engineering from the State University of Amazonas - UEA (2016), graduated in Naval Construction Technology from the
Lutheran University Center of Manaus - CEULM/ULBRA (2012), graduated in Industrial Design (Product Design) from the Federal University of Amazonas - UFAM (2009). He has experience in the naval area with an emphasis on naval projects and surveys, working
for over 10 years in the navigation industry. She worked as a Naval Technologist at Netuno Engenharia Naval in 2017, as a Naval Surveyor at the Navy in 2020 and as a Safety Management System Analyst at Amaggi Navegação in 2023.

Rosana Zau Mafra, Federal University of Amazonas

PhD in Biotechnology, concentration area Management (from UFAM). Master in Natural Resources Economics (from Okayama University). Specialist in Innovation and Business (from the Anderson School of Management at UNM - FUCAPI). Graduated in Economics (from CIESA). Adjunct Professor at the Department of Economics and Analysis of the Faculty of Social Studies, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM). She teaches classes in person, remotely (EaD platform Moodle) and in-person-mediated (IPTV). Topics of interest (research, university extension and consultancy): Amazonian bioindustry; Production Chain of Medicinal Plants and Phytotherapeutics; Environmental Impact Studies; Intellectual property; Biotechnology; Entrepreneurship; Scientific startups; Technology transfer; Innovation and technology; Business Economics; Personal finances; Job market for young apprentices; Cooperation between companies, ICTs, Government; Social Network Analysis (ARS); Management of the Amazon biodiversity Data System (Bionorte Database). She has experience in multinational companies. In July 2021, she took over the coordination of the Postgraduate Program in Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer for Innovation-PROFNIT / UFAM.

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2025-07-01

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Gomes, V. L. L., & Mafra, R. Z. (2025). Prospective Study for the Use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as Fuel in Waterway Transportation. Cadernos De Prospecção, 18(3), 839–850. https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v18i3.61105

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