LPG/C ''Ayame'' is a
Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC), with a capacity of , delivered in 2010 from
MHI Ltd. of
Nagasaki
, officially , is the capital and the largest Cities of Japan, city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
Founded by the Portuguese, the port of Portuguese_Nagasaki, Nagasaki became the sole Nanban trade, port used for tr ...
, and under the management of
Wilhelmsen Lines Malaysia.
Ship history
On 30 April 2010 the
LPG carrier ''Ayame'' was completed at the
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group and its automobile division is the prede ...
Nagasaki
, officially , is the capital and the largest Cities of Japan, city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
Founded by the Portuguese, the port of Portuguese_Nagasaki, Nagasaki became the sole Nanban trade, port used for tr ...
Shipyard. A naming ceremony was held on 22 April at the shipyard, with guests including Ikuhiro Ochi, President/Managing Director of the shipowner.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Managing Executive Officer Tsuneo Watanabe, who named the vessel, and Astomos Energy Corporation Senior Managing Director Tatsuhiko Yamazaki, who cut the rope.
The ''Ayame'' is the third 83,000m3-class LPG carrier ordered from MHI. The first, the ''Musanah'', was delivered on 4 December 2009, and the second, the ''Aquamarine Progress'', on 15 January 2010. Upon its launching, the ''Ayama'' was assigned to an LPG carrier pool operated by LPG Global Transport Management Inc. and left on its maiden voyage to load cargo in the Middle East.
Common Route: – Japan – Singapore – Indonesia – Ruwais
See also
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Gas carrier
A gas carrier, gas tanker, LPG carrier, or LPG tanker is a ship designed to transport Liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, LNG, CNG, or liquefied chemical gases in Bulk liquids, bulk. Gases are kept refrigerated onboard the ships to enable safe carriag ...
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
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LNG carrier
An LNG carrier is a tank ship designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Overview
The first oceangoing liquified natural gas tanker in the world was '' Methane Pioneer'', which entered service in 1959 with a carrying capacity of ...
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Liquefied petroleum gas
Liquefied petroleum gas, also referred to as liquid petroleum gas (LPG or LP gas), is a fuel gas which contains a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases, specifically propane, Butane, ''n''-butane and isobutane. It can also contain some ...
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List of tankers
This is a list of tanker (ship), tankers. The list includes merchant tankers as well as naval tankers that do not fall into more specialized lists such as List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and List of Type T2 Tanker names.
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Shipping
Freight transport, also referred to as freight forwarding, is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been ...
References
External links
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Press Release 27 January 2009Vessels PositionAyame PhotosWSM takes over management LPG/C Ayame 13 May 2010Vessel DetailsNippon Kaiji Kyokai
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2010 ships
Ayame
Tankers
Ships of Singapore
Merchant ships of Singapore