Liquefied petroleum gas carrier project, Japan
Name and Location
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier project, Japan.
Client
Astomos Energy Corporation.
Project Description
The newly ordered LPG carrier will measure 230 m in length, 36.6 m in width and 11.1 m in draft, with a gross tonnage of 48 300 t and a deadweight tonnage of 51 100 t. It will have the capacity to carry up to 83 000 m3 of LPG.
The ship will also be equipped with the industry’s most advanced systems, including mooring arrangement, to enable passage through the newly expanding Panama Canal, which is expected to become operable early in 2016.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
Completion and delivery of the ship is scheduled for the first half of 2017.
Latest Developments
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order from Astomos Energy Corporation to build the LPG carrier.
Construction, as with the three previously ordered vessels, will be carried out at MHI’s Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
MHI (LPG carrier construction).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Adtomos Energy Corporation, tel +81 50 3816 0734.
MHI, tel +81 3 6716 3111 or fax +81 3 6716 5800.
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