LPGC Ayame
| Career (Singapore) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ayame |
| Owner: | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines [1] |
| Operator: | Wilhelmsen Lines aka Wilhelmsen Ship Management[2] |
| Builder: | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Nagasaki |
| Yard number: | 2250 |
| Launched: | 26 January 2010 |
| Completed: | 30 April 2010 |
| Homeport: | Singapore |
| Identification: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Gas carrier |
| Tonnage: | 51,041 GT 55,076 DWT 55,396 NT |
| Length: | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Beam: | 36.6 m (120 ft) |
| Draught: | 15.5 m (51 ft) |
| Depth: | 11.6 m (38 ft) (deck edge to keel) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × 80 MW (107,282 hp) Wärtsilä 14RT-Flex96c diesel engine 5 × Caterpillar 8M32 diesel engines, 30 MW (40,231 hp) |
| Speed: | 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) |
| Capacity: | 83,000 m3 (2,900,000 cu ft) |
LPG/C Ayame is a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC), with a capacity of 83,000 m3 (2,900,000 cu ft), delivered in 2010 from MHI Ltd. of Nagasaki, and under the management of Wilhelmsen Lines Malaysia.[3]
Ship history
On 30 April 2010 the LPG carrier Ayame was completed at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard. A naming ceremony was held on 22 April at the shipyard, with guests including Norifumi Yamamoto, President/Managing Director of the shipowner, Celeste Holding Pte. Ltd., 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.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.mol.co.jp/opensea/1007_nnl1.html
- ↑ "New vessel on management LPG/C Ayame". Wilhelmsen Ship Management. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ "World LPG carrier fleet". Riviera Maritime Media. 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.