%0 Journal Article %T Use and storage of natural gas as marine fuel in foreign countries and Russia: a review %A Apkarov Idris Adamovich %A Hoang Quang Luong %J Vestnik of Astrakhan State Technical University. Series: Marine Engineering and Technologies %D 2012 %I Astrakhan State Technical University %X The peculiarities of the use and storage of gaseous fuel abroad and in Russia are considered. The problems associated with the storage of compressed and dry gaseous fuel in the ships are shown. The ways of arrangement of tanks for gaseous fuel with minimum damage to the ship's tonnage used by foreign firms and companies are described. The basic principles of ensuring safety on the ship gas flue are formulated. %K liquefied natural gas %K compressed natural gas %K marine power plant %K gas diesel %K liquefied natural gas carrier %K ship gas flue %K tank %K reservoir. %U http://astu.org/content/userimages/vestnik/file/sea_2012_2/08.pdf