Nitrogen is an inert gas, which is used in the field of ships and offshore engineering for pipeline purging, material transportation, or oxidizing, flammable and explosive chemicals, oils, liquefied natural gas LNG, liquefied petroleum gas LPG, ethylene LEG, methanol, and hydrogen protection and pressure holding.
Ships using nitrogen include: chemical tankers, product tankers, food carriers LNG / LPG / LEG carriers & Bunkering vessels dual-fuel vessel FGSS system, FSRU / FPSO / FLNG,PSV / OSV / VLEC / VLGC etc.